Following the decision made by the REACH Committee on February 15, 2019, we are delighted to inform you of the following:
The European Commission has agreed to authorize the use of Cr(VI) for functional hard chrome plating (application 2, incl. “gravure”) for seven years. The authorization period begins on the sunset date of September 21, 2017 and is thus valid till September 21, 2024.
The following action plan (excerpt) has been drawn up in light of this decision:
[icon_timeline timeline_line_color=”#007689″ time_sep_color=”#d8d8d8″][icon_timeline_item time_title=”April 1, 2019″ heading_tag=”h6″]Authorization decision notified to applicants (date estimated)[/icon_timeline_item][icon_timeline_item time_title=”July 1, 2019″ heading_tag=”h6″]Authorization holders to draw up and distribute (as annexes to safety data sheets) specific exposure scenarios for representative processes, operations and individual tasks[/icon_timeline_item][icon_timeline_item time_title=”
July 1, 2019” heading_tag=”h5″ icon_type=”selector” icon=”Defaults-hand-o-right” icon_size=”32″ icon_color=”#dd9933″ icon_color_bg=”#ffffff”]
Downstream users to notify uses to ECHA under Art. 66 REACH[/icon_timeline_item][icon_timeline_item time_title=”
October 1, 2019” heading_tag=”h5″ icon_type=”selector” icon=”Defaults-hand-o-left” icon_size=”32″ icon_color=”#dd9933″ icon_color_bg=”#ffffff”]
Downstream users to finish first exposure measurement campaigns[/icon_timeline_item][icon_timeline_item time_title=”
April 1, 2020” heading_tag=”h5″ icon_type=”selector” icon=”Defaults-hand-o-right” icon_size=”32″ icon_color=”#dd9933″ icon_color_bg=”#ffffff”]
Downstream users to notify data from exposure measurements and air and waste water monitoring to ECHA[/icon_timeline_item][icon_timeline_item time_title=”October 1, 2020″ heading_tag=”h6″]Authorization holders to validate exposure scenarios with new data from exposure measurements and air / wastewater monitoring which they will have received from Downstream users via ECHA[/icon_timeline_item][/icon_timeline]
For the time being, the three kinds of data highlighted here are relevant for you as a downstream user. We will provide you with all documents and information in good time to ensure all deadlines can be met.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch. To do so, please contact chrome@kwalter.de or +49 89 785 96 0.