• Date 2021-08-19

The application for authorisation (AfA) process under REACH includes a period of consultation. It lasts for eight weeks. In 2021 ECHA holds consultations on applications for authorisation during the following periods. 17 February 2021 – 14 April 2021, 19 May 2021 – 14 July 2021, 18 August 2021 – 13 October 2021, 17 November 2021 – 12 January 2022.

On 18 August 2021 ECHA has launched a consultation on seven applications for authorisation for the substances Sodium dichromate, Chromium trioxide, 4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol, ethoxylated and 4-Nonylphenol, branched and linear, ethoxylated.

Information about the uses applied for authorisation, including descriptions of the functions of the substances, exposure scenarios, possible alternatives identified by applicants, and socio-economic information, is available on ECHA's website.

If you have further information or comments, you have the chance to participate in the public consultation until 13 October 2021.

Further information: https://echa.europa.eu/applications-for-authorisation-consultation