REACH: Inclusion of chromium trioxide in the list of substances subject to authorisation

6.3.2014

Question for written answer E-002629-14
to the Commission
Rule 117
Horst Schnellhardt (PPE)

Regulation (EU) No 348/2013 includes chromium trioxide in the list of substances subject to authorisation under the REACH Regulation.

1. What data did the Commission or the ECHA use to justify the inclusion of chromium trioxide in the list? What other data were checked during the process? What methods were used to test the substance?

2. When making this decision, did the Commission or the ECHA check whether the chromium trioxide used exclusively for industrial surface treatment can be exempted from this authorisation obligation under Article 58 (2) of the REACH Regulation on the basis of other existing employee protection laws? What arguments and facts were used to support the decision?

3. How was the sector concerned consulted in the decision-making process?

OJ C 355, 08/10/2014