The European Chemicals Agency is consulting on 29 applications for authorisation.
These cover: chromium VI compounds used in surface treatment, hard chrome plating, conversion coating, passivation, cooling systems; 1,2-dichloroethane (EDC) used as solvent in the production of biocide/pesticide, active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), paraffin waxes and polymers; Bis(2-methoxyethyl) ether (Diglyme) used as a carrier solvent in an etchant for fluoropolymer surface modification, in the manufacture of API and as a processing aid in the manufacture of a chemical; and formaldehyde, oligomeric reaction products with aniline (Technical MDA) used in an epoxy resin hardener.
The consultation ends on 22 June.
The agency has also reminded companies that the application deadline for approval of active substances in biocidal products that fall within the scope of Biocidal Products Regulation 528/2012 is 1 September. If an application is not made on time, the biocidal product cannot be placed on the EU market after 1 September 2017.
