#52026XC02440EU authorisation for chromium trioxide use in cosmetics-sector electroplating
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The decision allows Société Française de Galvanoplastie to keep using chromium trioxide for a specific pre-treatment step in electroplating small plastic items used in the cosmetics sector. The authorisation is limited to this use and runs until 1 July 2030. The Commission says the economic benefits outweigh the health and environmental risks because no suitable alternative is currently available.
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Key Changes
- Authorises Société Française de Galvanoplastie to use chromium trioxide for a specific electroplating pre-treatment process
- Limits the authorised use to small plastic items for the cosmetics sector
- Sets the review period expiry date at 1 July 2030
Obligations
What this law requires
Société Française de Galvanoplastie may use chromium trioxide only for functional chrome plating in the pre-treatment step (etching) of the electroplating process for small-sized plastic items for the cosmetics sector.
Société Française de Galvanoplastie must not rely on this authorisation for the authorised use after the review period expires on 1 July 2030 unless the authorisation is renewed or otherwise extended under REACH.