#52026XC02407EU authorises limited chromium trioxide use for automotive plastic etching
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The European Commission allows Light Mobility Solutions GmbH to keep using chromium trioxide to etch plastic surfaces before automotive applications. The authorisation is limited to this specific use and runs until 1 July 2030, when it must be reviewed again. The decision matters for automotive suppliers using chromium trioxide in plastic surface treatment. The Commission found that the economic benefits outweigh the health and environmental risks for this use, and that no suitable alternative substance or technology is currently available.
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Key Changes
- Authorises Light Mobility Solutions GmbH to use chromium trioxide for etching plastic surfaces in automotive applications
- Sets the review expiry date for the authorisation at 1 July 2030
- Confirms that the authorisation is based on socio-economic benefits and the lack of suitable alternatives
Obligations
What this law requires
Light Mobility Solutions GmbH may use chromium trioxide only for etching as a pretreatment of plastic surfaces for applications in the automotive industry under authorisation number REACH/26/18/0.
Light Mobility Solutions GmbH must treat the authorisation for chromium trioxide use as subject to review by the end of the stated review period if it seeks to continue the authorised use beyond that period.