EU - Proposed Inclusion of Substances in Annex XIV to REACH Regulation

This draft Commission Regulation aims at amending Annex XIV of the REACH Regulation. Annex XIV lists the substances that are subject to the authorization requirement laid down in Title VII of that Regulation. The draft proposes to include 5 additional substances in that Annex, namely:

- Tetraethyllead;

- 4,4'-bis(dimethylamino)-4''-(methylamino)trityl alcohol [with ≥ 0.1% of Michler's ketone (EC No. 202-027-5) or Michler's base (EC No. 202-959-2)];

- Reaction products of 1,3,4-thiadiazolidine-2,5-dithione, formaldehyde and 4-heptylphenol, branched and linear (RP-HP) [with ≥0.1% w/w 4-heptylphenol, branched and linear];

- 2-ethylhexyl 10-ethyl-4,4-dioctyl-7-oxo-8-oxa-3,5-dithia-4-stannatetradecanoate (DOTE);

- Reaction mass of 2-ethylhexyl 10-ethyl-4,4-dioctyl-7-oxo-8-oxa-3,5-dithia-4-stannatetradecanoate and 2-ethylhexyl 10-ethyl-4-[[2-[(2-ethylhexyl)oxy]-2-oxoethyl]thio]-4-octyl-7-oxo-8-oxa-3,5-dithia-4-stannatetradecanoate (reaction mass of DOTE and MOTE).

Once the regulation is adopted and enters into force, the placing on the market and the use of those substances in the EU will only be possible, after the date specified for each substance ("sunset date"), for those operators who have been granted an authorization in accordance with Articles 60-64 of REACH, and for those who have submitted an application for authorization before a given date ("latest application date") but a decision has not yet been adopted.

Final comment date: August 17, 2021