G/TBT/N/EU/494  
 
17 July 2017  
(17-3864) 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. Notifie d under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [ X], 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):  1-methyl -2-pyrrolidone 
(NMP) manufactured,  placed on the market or used as a substance on its own or in 
mixtures in a concentration equal to or greater than 0,3%.  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  Draft Commission 
Regulation amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC)  No 1907/2006 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and 
Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards 1 -methyl -2-pyrrolidone (and its 
accompanying Annex) (4 pages + Annex 2 pages, in English)   
6. Description of content:  This draft Regulation relates to a new entry in Annex XVII to 
Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.  
It would prohibit the placing on the market of 1 -methyl -2-pyrrolidone (NMP) unless:  
 the registration dossiers are updated with the new Der ived No Effect Levels (DNELs) 
for inhalation and dermal exposure indicated in the proposal, which effectively set 
occupational exposure limits, and  
 manufacturers and downstream users comply with those values in the workplace.  
A general deferral of applic ation of the restriction of 2 years is proposed to allow 
stakeholders to take the necessary compliance measures. For the wire -coating industry, 
which would need to replace part of its older production lines prematurely to comply with the 
new DNELs, a longe r specific deferral of 6 years is proposed.   
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
To address the risks presented to workers by inhalation and dermal exposure to NMP.  G/TBT/N/EU/494  
 
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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 
Regulation):  http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1423064258789&uri=CELEX:32006R1907  
 The opinions of the Committees for Risk Assessment (RAC) and Socio -economic 
Analysis (SEAC):  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/aa77c7c4 -4026-4ab1-
b032-8a73b61ca8bd  
 Further background information is available 
at: https://echa.europa.eu/d ocuments/10162/f6cd9c0f -47b0-48d0-abfa-
8e4224b3620e  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  First half of 2018.  
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  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, 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/  
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