# C_2020444EN.01000401.xml

| 22.12.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 444/4 |
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22.12.2020

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 444/4

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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)

(2020/C 444/03)

Decision granting an authorisation

| Reference of the decision (2) | Date of decision | Substance name | Holder of the authorisation | Authorisation number | Authorised use | Date of expiry of review period | Reasons for the decision |
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| C(2020)8798 | 15 December2020 | Chromium trioxide
  EC No 215-607-8, CAS No 1333-82-0 | Cromomed S.A., Polígono Ingruinsa C/Forjas 66 A, 46520 Puerto Sagunto, Valencia, Spain; | REACH/20/19/0 | Use in functional chrome plating where any of the following key functionalities or properties is necessary for the intended use: wear resistance, hardness, layer thickness, corrosion resistance, coefficient of friction, and effect on surface morphology | 21 September 2024 | In accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the socio-economic benefits outweigh the risk to human health from the uses of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies. |
| Cronor S.A., Peña Redonda, Parcela R-15 – Polígono de Silvota, 33192 Llanera, Asturias, Spain; | REACH/20/19/1 |
| Cromo Europa S.A., Andrés Larrazabal s/n, 48970 Basauri, Bizkaia, Spain; | REACH/20/19/2 |
| Chromatlantique Industriel S.A., ZA des Rosais, 35550 Sixt sur Aff, France; | REACH/20/19/3 |
| Vila Electroquímica S.A., Viérnoles 32, 39315 Torrelavega, Cantabria, Spain | REACH/20/19/4 |

Reference of the decision (2)

Date of decision

Substance name

Holder of the authorisation

Authorisation number

Authorised use

Date of expiry of review period

Reasons for the decision

C(2020)8798

15 December2020

Chromium trioxide

EC No 215-607-8, CAS No 1333-82-0

Cromomed S.A., Polígono Ingruinsa C/Forjas 66 A, 46520 Puerto Sagunto, Valencia, Spain;

REACH/20/19/0

Use in functional chrome plating where any of the following key functionalities or properties is necessary for the intended use: wear resistance, hardness, layer thickness, corrosion resistance, coefficient of friction, and effect on surface morphology

21 September 2024

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

Cronor S.A., Peña Redonda, Parcela R-15 – Polígono de Silvota, 33192 Llanera, Asturias, Spain;

REACH/20/19/1

Cromo Europa S.A., Andrés Larrazabal s/n, 48970 Basauri, Bizkaia, Spain;

REACH/20/19/2

Chromatlantique Industriel S.A., ZA des Rosais, 35550 Sixt sur Aff, France;

REACH/20/19/3

Vila Electroquímica S.A., Viérnoles 32, 39315 Torrelavega, Cantabria, Spain

REACH/20/19/4

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

(2)  The decision is available on the European Commission website at:http://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/chemicals/reach/about/index_en.htm

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