# C_2022069EN.01000901.xml

| 10.2.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 69/9 |
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10.2.2022

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 69/9

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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)
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(Text with EEA relevance)

(2022/C 69/09)

Decision partially 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(2022)523 | 10.2.2022 | bis(2-methoxyethyl)ether (diglyme)
  EC No 203-924-4; CAS No 111-96-6 | Acton Technologies Limited | REACH/22/1/0 | as a carrier solvent in the application of sodium naphthalide etchant for fluoropolymer surface modification whilst preserving article structural integrity as regards ES2 and ES5 (downstream user processes)
  Refused use | 3 February 2026 | Risk is adequately controlled in accordance with Article 60(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.
  There are no suitable alternatives. |
| as a carrier solvent in the formulation and subsequent application of sodium naphthalide etchant for fluoropolymer surface modification whilst preserving article structural integrity (in-house processes)
  as a carrier solvent in the application of sodium naphthalide etchant for fluoropolymer surface modification whilst preserving article structural integrity as regards ES1, ES3 and ES4 (downstream user processes) | Not applicable | The application did not demonstrate that the risk is adequately controlled in accordance with Article 60(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. The application did not demonstrate that socioeconomic benefits outweigh the risk to human health and the environment from the uses of the substance in accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. |

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(2022)523

10.2.2022

bis(2-methoxyethyl)ether (diglyme)

EC No 203-924-4; CAS No 111-96-6

Acton Technologies Limited

REACH/22/1/0

as a carrier solvent in the application of sodium naphthalide etchant for fluoropolymer surface modification whilst preserving article structural integrity as regards ES2 and ES5 (downstream user processes)

Refused use

3 February 2026

Risk is adequately controlled in accordance with Article 60(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.

There are no suitable alternatives.

as a carrier solvent in the formulation and subsequent application of sodium naphthalide etchant for fluoropolymer surface modification whilst preserving article structural integrity (in-house processes)

as a carrier solvent in the application of sodium naphthalide etchant for fluoropolymer surface modification whilst preserving article structural integrity as regards ES1, ES3 and ES4 (downstream user processes)

Not applicable

The application did not demonstrate that the risk is adequately controlled in accordance with Article 60(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. The application did not demonstrate that socioeconomic benefits outweigh the risk to human health and the environment from the uses of the substance in accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.

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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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