2. Decide to apply for authorization
Annex XIV lists substances of very high concern that must be replaced as a matter of priority, and sets out the conditions and procedures for doing so. The ultimate aim is a ban, but authorizations may be granted on a case-by-case basis to preserve the market pending their complete replacement. Any uses exempt from authorization are specified.
A request for authorization is justified by the need to continue using the substance beyond its expiry date, and by the absence of an available or economically viable alternative.
Note that authorization is only a transitional solution, and that substitution is inevitable in the long term.
As the conditions for granting and maintaining authorization are demanding, the decision to apply for authorization needs to be carefully...
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Decide to apply for authorization
Anticipate the schedule and conditions of Annex XIV
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The ECHA website (www.echa.europa.eu) brings together all the information you need to understand REACh, in particular authorization: procedures, lists of substances, technical guides, etc. (some in French). The access paths are as follows:
on the principle of authorization, Annex XIV and the authorization...
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Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACh), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending...
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