1. What is authorization?
The principle of authorization is described in Title VII of the REACh regulation. It covers two distinct and consecutive procedures:
drawing up the list of substances subject to authorization (Annex XIV);
the application for authorization to use the substance concerned and its appraisal.
This risk management tool dedicated to SVHC (Substances of Very High Concern – Substance extrêmement préoccupantes) impacts all players in the supply chain. It is an evolving process that imposes two levels of constraints:
information obligations linked to the use of a substance on the candidate list ;
prior authorization for the use of a substance listed in 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 register of intentions of member states and the...
Regulations
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 Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission...
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