#52026XC02406EU authorises limited chromium trioxide use for plastic electroplating
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The decision allows Matic Plast Milano S.R.L. to keep using chromium trioxide for a specific industrial step: etching plastic items before electroplating for the cosmetics sector. The authorisation runs until 1 July 2030, when the use must be reviewed again. The Commission accepted the use because it found that the economic benefits outweigh the health and environmental risks, and that no suitable alternative is currently available. Companies using or supplying similar REACH-restricted chemicals should treat this as a narrow approval, not a general relaxation of EU chemicals rules.
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Key Changes
- Authorises Matic Plast Milano S.R.L. to use chromium trioxide for plastic etching before electroplating
- Limits the approved use to plastic items for the cosmetics sector
- Sets 1 July 2030 as the expiry date for the review period
Obligations
What this law requires
Matic Plast Milano S.R.L. may use chromium trioxide only under authorisation REACH/26/20/0 for the industrial pre-treatment step (etching) in the electroplating process of plastic items for the cosmetics sector.
Any continued reliance on this authorisation after the review period must be tied to a valid review or renewed authorisation for the same specified use of chromium trioxide.