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) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-01-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical compound, chemical product, health control, health risk, market approval, marketing standard, toxic substance








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13.1.2016   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 10/3





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)
(2016/C 10/04)

Decisions 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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Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD)
EC No.
221-695-9
247-148-4
CAS No.
3194-55-6
25637-99-4
134237-50-6
134237-51-7
134237-52-8







INEOS Styrenics Netherlands BV,




Lijndonk 25, 4825 BG, Breda, Netherlands






REACH/15/6/0 REACH/15/6/1


Formulation of flame-retarded expanded polystyrene (EPS) to solid unexpanded pellets using HBCDD as the flame retardant additive (for onward use in building applications)
Production of flame-retarded expanded polystyrene (EPS) articles for use in building applications


21 August 2017.
The authorisation shall cease to be valid on 21 August 2017 with regard to the holders of the authorisation who have not submitted a review report by 21 February 2016, unless a decision to withdraw the authorisation is adopted earlier in application of Article 61(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006


In accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the socioeconomic benefits outweigh the risk to the environment arising from the uses of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies available in sufficient quantities.
However it is expected that a polymeric flame retardant, once its successful testing and certification has been completed, will become a feasible alternative and available in sufficient quantities to meet the estimated demand by 2017.
The authorisation holders are required to submit a report to the Commission on a three-monthly basis on the available quantities of the polymeric flame retardant on the market and on the progress towards substitution of HBCDD.









INEOS Styrenics Ribecourt SAS,




704 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 60170, Ribécourt, France






REACH/15/6/2 REACH/15/6/3









INEOS Styrenics Wingles SAS,




Rue du Plat, 62410, Wingles, France






REACH/15/6/4 REACH/15/6/5









Synthos Dwory 7 Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością spółka jawna,




ul. Chemików 1, 32-600, Oświęcim, Poland






REACH/15/6/6 REACH/15/6/7









Synthos Kralupy a.s.,




O. Wichterleho 810, 27801, Kralupy nad Vltavou, Czech Republic






REACH/15/6/8 REACH/15/6/9









Bewi Styrochem Oy,




P.O. Box 360, FI-06101, Porvoo, Finland






REACH/15/6/10 REACH/15/6/11









Monotez SA,




111, Lefkis Street, 14568, Athens, Greece






REACH/15/6/12 REACH/15/6/13









RP Compounds GmbH,




EPS building Plant I 119, 06258, Schkopau, Germany






REACH/15/6/14 REACH/15/6/15









Synbra Technology BV,




Post Box 37, 4870AA, Etten-Leur, Netherlands






REACH/15/6/16 REACH/15/6/17









Sunpor Kunststoff GmbH,




Tiroler Strasse 14, PF 414, 3105, St Polten, Austria






REACH/15/6/18 REACH/15/6/19









Dunastyr Polystyrene Manufacturing C. Co Ltd,




Arpad Fejedelem utca 26-28, 1023, Budapest, Hungary






REACH/15/6/20 REACH/15/6/21









Versalis SpA, P.zza Boldrini 1,




20097, San Donato Milanese, Milano, Italy






REACH/15/6/22 REACH/15/6/23









Unipol Holland BV,




Rijnstraat 15o, P.O. Box 824, 5340AV, Oss, Netherlands






REACH/15/6/24 REACH/15/6/25






(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