G/TBT/N/EU/803  
1 June 2021  
(21-4539) 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):  Chemical 
substance Resorcinol; Resorcinol and its salts (HS 290721); Phenols (ICS 71.080.90), 
Products of the chemical industry (ICS 71.100)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Implementing Decision on the  identification of resorcinol as a substance of 
very high concern pursuant to Article 57, point (f), of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of 
the European Parliament and of the Council (5 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Commission Dec ision aims at identifying resorcinol 
as a substance of very high concern due to its endocrine disrupting properties whose 
effects to human health give rise to an equivalent level of concern according to Article 
57(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) . 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Resorcinol meets the criteria for its identification as a substance of very high 
concern in accordance with Article 57(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 due to its 
endocrine disrupting properties whose effects to human health give rise to an equivalent 
level of concern to other substances of very high concern. The objective of this draft is to 
identify resorcinol as a substance of very high concern due to these propert ies and to 
include it in the Candidate List referred to in Article 59(1) of REACH.; Protection of human 
health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the 
Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH Regulation): G/TBT/N/EU/803  
 
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  http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1423064258789&uri=CELEX:32006R1907  
The Opinion of the Member State Committee of the European Chemicals Agency of 12 
June 2020:  
https://echa.europa.eu/documents/101 62/23665416/svhc_msc_opinion_recorcinol_162
93_en.pdf/5ff2f41c -409e-7ab8-636e-e74aa17c49f0   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  4th quarter of 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal of 
the EU.  
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_3782_00_e.pdf