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update:2014-04-14 NO.: DOC140402-01

EU Commission Amending Annex XVII to REACH as regards Chromium VI compounds

On 26 March 2014, European Commission published Commission Regulation (EU) No 301/2014 amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) as regards Chromium VI compounds in Leather. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 May 2015.

In Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the following paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 are added to column 2 of entry 47:
5. Leather articles coming into contact with the skin shall not be placed on the market where they contain chromium VI in concentrations equal to or greater than 3 mg/kg (0,0003 % by weight) of the total dry weight of the leather.
6. Articles containing leather parts coming into contact with the skin shall not be placed on the market where any of those leather parts contains chromium VI in concentrations equal to or greater than 3 mg/kg (0,0003 % by weight) of the total dry weight of that leather part.
7. Paragraphs 5 and 6 shall not apply to the placing on the market of second-hand articles which were in end-use in the Union before 1 May 2015.
　
For detail information：
http://old.eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2014:090:0001:0003:EN:PDF

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