G/TBT/N/EU/807  
24 June 2021  
(21-5126) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
European Comm ission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/e n/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Substances; Products of the chemical industry (ICS 71.100)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Regulation amending Annexes VI to X to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of 
the European Parliament and of the Coun cil concerning the Registration, Evaluation, 
Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (5 page(s), in English; 21 page(s), 
in English)  
6. Description of content:  The draft Commission Regulation provides clarifications of 
certain provisions in the  Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 on the obligations for 
registrants under Title II and on the role and responsibilities of the Agency under Title VI 
of that Regulation. The Commission and the European Chemicals Agency had concluded 
in their Joint Evaluation Action Plan of June 2019  that certain provisions in the Annexes 
of that Regulation would benefit f rom some re -wording so that they can be applied more 
consistently.  
The changes cover the information requirements on the registrant's identity as well as 
the identification of the registered substance. A number of provisions on toxicological 
information ( mutagenicity, reproductive and developmental toxicity) and ecotoxicological 
information (aquatic toxicity, degradation and bioaccumulation) are modified with a view 
to clarifying the obligations for registrants as well as waiving options and the 
responsibi lities of the Agency.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Ensuring the proper functioning of the EU internal market.; Protection of 
human health or safety; Protection of the environment; Other  G/TBT/N/EU/807  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and the Council of 18 
December 2006 con cerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of 
Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 
1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission 
Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission 
Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, 
p.1) 
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/en/ALL/?uri=CELEX:32006R1907  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  4th Quarter 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal of 
the EU (about a month after adoption).  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
European Commission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
 
The text  is available on the EU -TBT Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -
databases/tbt/en/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/EEC/21_4304_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/EEC/21_4304_01_e.pdf