Online info session: consultation on the restriction of PFHxA
23 April 2020, 11:00 – 12:30 Helsinki time
Germany has prepared a restriction proposal on undecafluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), its salts and related substances. A six-month consultation started on 25 March 2020. This info session gives an update on the proposed restriction, clarifies its scope and how to prepare and submit comments. The session will be pre-recorded and made available on our home page on the date of the event. No registration is required.
You can send your questions about the restriction in advance until 29 April 2020. A Q&A document will be published after the event.
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Committees’ opinion on an application for authorisation available
The consolidated opinion of the Committees for Risk Assessment and Socio-economic Analysis for the use of 4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol, ethoxylated (EC -, CAS -) by BioMarin International Limited is available on our website.
Opinions
Authorisations granted for uses of chromium trioxide
The European Commission has granted authorisations for two uses (review period expiry dates in brackets) for:
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a use of chromium trioxide (EC 215-607-8, CAS 1333-82-0) by HAPOC GmbH & Co KG. (21 September 2029).
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a use of chromium trioxide (EC 215-607-8, CAS 1333-82-0) by Mahle Ventiltrieb GmbH and Mahle Polska Sp. z o.o. (20 March 2032).
Opinions
Completeness check of chemical safety reports postponed until October 2020
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the implications it may have for companies such as a lack of human and financial resources and challenges in co-registrant communication, the extension of the manual completeness checks to chemical safety reports has been postponed to October 2020. The remaining changes to the completeness check will take effect on submissions as of 1 May 2020, as previously communicated.
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