What is authorization?
Understand and anticipate the principle of authorization, how it works and the substances concerned

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.