• Date 2020-03-04

In February 2020, the European Commission added another 11 substances to the Authorization List. In order to estimate the number of authorization applications that can be expected for these substances, ECHA has commissioned a market investigation. This shows that only a few companies are interested in continuing to use these substances.

A brief assessment of showed that a number of possible alternatives are available for all 11 substances. These are listed in the linked report in Table 5 on pages 20-22.

Report “Estimating the number and types of applications for 11 substances added to the Authorization List in February 2020”

Source: https://echa.europa.eu/de/view-article/-/journal_content/title/echa-weekly-26-february-2020