# C_2023010EN.01000401.xml

| 12.1.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 10/4 |
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12.1.2023

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 10/4

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Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)

(Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (1))

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2023/C 10/04)

Decision granting an authorisation

| Reference of the decision (2) | Date of decision | Substance name | Holders of the authorisation | Authorisation number | Authorised use | Date of expiry of review period | Reasons for the decision |
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| C(2023)5 | 5 January 2023 | 4-(1,1,3,3-Tetra methylbutyl)phenol, ethoxylated
  (4-tert-OPnEO)
  EC No: -, CAS No:- | PPG Europe B.V. in its legal capacity as Only Representative of PRC DeSoto International Inc. – OR5, Amsterdamseweg 14, 1422 AD Uithoorn, Netherlands; | REACH/22/40/0 | Formulation of a hardener component containing 4-tert-OPnEO in aerospace and defence two-part polysulphide sealants | 4 January 2025 | In accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the socio-economic benefits outweigh the risk to human health and the environment from the uses of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies. |
| Sealants Europe SAS, Boeing Distribution, Inc., 84-116 rue Salvador Allende 95870 Bezons, France | REACH/22/40/1 |
| PPG Europe B.V. in its legal capacity as Only Representative of PPG Industries (UK) Ltd. - OR23 | REACH/22/40/2 |
| Boeing Distribution, Inc., Schillingweg 40 2153PL Nieuw-Vennep Noord-Holland, Netherlands; | REACH/22/40/3 |
| Haas Group International SP. Z.O.O., ul Ryszarda Chomicza, Nowa Wieś Wrocławska, 13 - E, 55 – 080 Wrocławska, Wroclaw, Poland | REACH/22/4/4 |
| PPG Europe B.V. in its legal capacity as Only Representative of PRC DeSoto International Inc. – OR5 | REACH/22/40/5 | Mixing of base polysulfide sealant components with 4-tert-OPnEO-containing hardener, resulting in mixtures containing less than 0,1 % w/w of 4-tert-OPnEO for aerospace and defence uses that are exempt from authorisation under REACH Article 56(6), point (a), in the aerospace and defence sector and associated supply chains |
| Sealants Europe SAS | REACH/22/40/6 |
| PPG Europe B.V. in its legal capacity as Only Representative of PPG Industries (UK) Ltd. - OR23 | REACH/22/40/7 |
| Boeing Distribution, Inc. | REACH/22/40/8 |
| Haas Group International SP. Z.O.O. | REACH/22/40/9 |

Reference of the decision (2)

Date of decision

Substance name

Holders of the authorisation

Authorisation number

Authorised use

Date of expiry of review period

Reasons for the decision

C(2023)5

5 January 2023

4-(1,1,3,3-Tetra methylbutyl)phenol, ethoxylated

(4-tert-OPnEO)

EC No: -, CAS No:-

PPG Europe B.V. in its legal capacity as Only Representative of PRC DeSoto International Inc. – OR5, Amsterdamseweg 14, 1422 AD Uithoorn, Netherlands;

REACH/22/40/0

Formulation of a hardener component containing 4-tert-OPnEO in aerospace and defence two-part polysulphide sealants

4 January 2025

In accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the socio-economic benefits outweigh the risk to human health and the environment from the uses of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies.

Sealants Europe SAS, Boeing Distribution, Inc., 84-116 rue Salvador Allende 95870 Bezons, France

REACH/22/40/1

PPG Europe B.V. in its legal capacity as Only Representative of PPG Industries (UK) Ltd. - OR23

REACH/22/40/2

Boeing Distribution, Inc., Schillingweg 40 2153PL Nieuw-Vennep Noord-Holland, Netherlands;

REACH/22/40/3

Haas Group International SP. Z.O.O., ul Ryszarda Chomicza, Nowa Wieś Wrocławska, 13 - E, 55 – 080 Wrocławska, Wroclaw, Poland

REACH/22/4/4

PPG Europe B.V. in its legal capacity as Only Representative of PRC DeSoto International Inc. – OR5

REACH/22/40/5

Mixing of base polysulfide sealant components with 4-tert-OPnEO-containing hardener, resulting in mixtures containing less than 0,1 % w/w of 4-tert-OPnEO for aerospace and defence uses that are exempt from authorisation under REACH Article 56(6), point (a), in the aerospace and defence sector and associated supply chains

Sealants Europe SAS

REACH/22/40/6

PPG Europe B.V. in its legal capacity as Only Representative of PPG Industries (UK) Ltd. - OR23

REACH/22/40/7

Boeing Distribution, Inc.

REACH/22/40/8

Haas Group International SP. Z.O.O.

REACH/22/40/9

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(1)  OJ L 396, 30.12.2006 , p. 1.

(2)  The decision is available on the European Commission website at: Authorisation (europa.eu).

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