G/TBT/N/EU/797  
23 April 2021  
(21-3461) 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 [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):  Recently 
classified carcinogenic, mutagenic and reproductive toxicants (CMR) category 1A and 1B 
as substances on their own, as constituents of other substances or in mixtures that are 
placed on the market or used for supply to the general public.; Product s of the chemical 
industry (ICS 71.100)  
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 Regist ration, Evaluation, 
Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), as regards carcinogenic, mutagenic 
or reproductive toxicant (CMR) substances (4 page(s), in English; 3 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Commission Regulation  aims to include within the 
scope of entries 28 to 30 of Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 several 
substances, with the effect of restricting their placing on the market or use for supply to 
the general public as substances on their own, as consti tuents of other substances or in 
mixtures and to impose the requirement to mark packaging with the label "restricted to 
professional users". This is consequent on the recent classification of these substances as 
CMR category 1A or 1B under Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of 
substances and mixtures, as amended by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 
2020/1182 and Commission Delegated Regulation 2021/… [cf 
https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/regdel/#/delegatedActs/1452 ]. G/TBT/N/EU/797  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The abovementioned substances recently received new harmonised 
classifications as CMR category 1A or 1B. In accordance with Article 68(2) of Regulation 
(EC) 1907/2006 (REACH), the Commission may propose a restriction on the use of these 
substances and mixtures containing them by consum ers.; 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):  http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1423064258789&uri=CELEX:32006R1907  
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. The provisions will apply from different deadlines in accordance with Article 2 of 
the Act.  
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_2927_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/EEC/21_2927_01_e.pdf