G/TBT/N/EU/630  
 
12 December 2018  
(18-7844) 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/  
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, o therwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Chemical 
substances  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft 
Commission Regulation (EU) amending Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1 907/2006 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, 
Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (3 pages + 1 page Annex, in English).    
6. Description of content: The purpose of this draft Regulation for an amendment of 
Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and 
Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), is to amend Annexes I and V to the Regulation.  
Firstly, the proposed amendments modify these Annexes of REACH by deleting and 
replacing references to and terms from former legislation. In particular, the word 
"dangerous" is substituted by the word "hazardous", the first one having become obsolete 
since the repeal of two Directives in June 2015.  
Secondly, Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 contains a list of substances exempt 
from the obligation to register in accordance with Article 2(7)(b) of that Regulation. Annex 
V should be amended to include an exemption for digestate which results from anaerobic 
digestion of organic material.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment; Other; 
Protection of human health and the environment, ensuring the proper functioning of the 
EU internal market.  G/TBT/N/EU/630  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and the Council of 
18 December 2006 concerning 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) http://eur -
lex.europa.eu/legal -content/en/ALL/?uri=CELEX:32 006R1907   
9. Proposed date of adoption: 3rd quarter 2019  
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/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/EEC/18_6404_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/T BT/EEC/18_6404_01_e.pdf