G/TBT/N/EU/519  
 
4 October 2017  
(17-5339) 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 Commission  
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/en/  
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 benzene -1,2,4 -tricarboxylic acid 1,2 anhydride (trimellitic anhydride, TMA) 
(EC No. 209 -008-0, CAS No. 552 -30-7, HS code 2917.39)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft 
Commission Implementing Decision on the identification of benzene -1,2,4 -tricarboxylic 
acid 1,2 anhydride (trimellitic anhydride, TMA) as a substan ce of very high concern 
according to Article 57(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and 
of the Council (4 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: This draft Commission Decision aims at identifying TMA as a 
substance of very high concern due to its respiratory sensitisation properties according to 
Article 57(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH)  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety ; The respiratory sensitisation properties 
of TMA under Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 meet the criteria for its identification as a 
substance of very high concern in accordance with Article 57(f) of Regulation 
(EC) No 1907/2006. The objective of this draft is to identify TMA as a substance of very 
high concern due to these properties and to include that substance in the Candidate List 
referred to in Article 59(1) of REACH.  G/TBT/N/EU/519  
 
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  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) (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1). Regulation as last amended by  
Regulation (EU) No 517/2013 of 13  May 2013(OJ L 158, 10.06.2013, p. 1). 
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 
9 June 2016: https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/d6fa75cd -74de-c5fa-
d7e9-5c3adee6c276  
9. Proposed date of adoptio n: March 2018  
Proposed date of entry into force: March 2018  
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/2017/TBT/EEC/17_4532_00_e.pdf