European Chemical Agency publishes updated list of substances

An updated list of substances that may become subject to authorisation and potential candidates for authorisation has been published by the European Chemical Agency (ECHA), the body responsible for the implementation of the REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) regulation in Europe, according to ATIEL, the technical association of the European Lubricants industry.
“ATIEL members, and all formulators and marketers of lubricants in Europe, are advised to check the authorisation list, contained within Annex XIV of the Regulation, to see if their products are implicated by any of the substances listed,” the ATIEL website said.
Substances that are subject to authorisation may not be used in the EU unless a producer and its registered users have been authorised to do so.
“Authorisation requires a producer or users to provide ECHA with arguments for a substance’s continued use, pay a fee for it to remain on the authorisation list and demonstrate they are actively developing a suitable alternative. Authorisation is granted initially for five years,” said Howard Hayes, chairman of ATIEL’s REACH Task Force.