Case C-559/21 P: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 9 November 2023 — Global Silicones Council, Dow Silicones UK Ltd, Elkem Silicones France SAS, Evonik Operations GmbH, Momentive Performance Materials GmbH, Shin-Etsu Silicones Europe BV, Wacker Chemie AG v American Chemistry Council, Inc. (ACC), European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), Federal Republic of Germany, European Commission (Appeal — Establishment of a list of substances identified for eventual inclusion in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH Regulation) — Entry of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4), decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5) and dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane (D6) in that list — Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic substances (PBT) — Very persistent and very bioaccumulative substances (vPvB) — Bioaccumulation — Bioconcentration factor — Organo-metals)
Date: 2023-11-09
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: chemical product, chemicals legislation, health risk, market approval, toxic substance








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2024/453


3.1.2024





Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 9 November 2023 — Global Silicones Council, Dow Silicones UK Ltd, Elkem Silicones France SAS, Evonik Operations GmbH, Momentive Performance Materials GmbH, Shin-Etsu Silicones Europe BV, Wacker Chemie AG v American Chemistry Council, Inc. (ACC), European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), Federal Republic of Germany, European Commission
(Case C-559/21 P) (1)

(Appeal - Establishment of a list of substances identified for eventual inclusion in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH Regulation) - Entry of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4), decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5) and dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane (D6) in that list - Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic substances (PBT) - Very persistent and very bioaccumulative substances (vPvB) - Bioaccumulation - Bioconcentration factor - Organo-metals)
(C/2024/453)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellants: Global Silicones Council, Dow Silicones UK Ltd, Elkem Silicones France SAS, Evonik Operations GmbH, Momentive Performance Materials GmbH, Shin-Etsu Silicones Europe BV, Wacker Chemie AG (represented by: R. Cana, E. Mullier and Z. Romata, avocats)

Other parties to the proceedings: American Chemistry Council, Inc. (ACC) (represented initially by A. Moroni, avocate, B. Natens, advocaat, and K. Nordlander, advokat, and subsequently by S. De Knop, advocaat, A. Moroni, avocate, and B. Natens, advocaat, and finally by S. De Knop, advocaat, and A. Moroni, avocate), European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) (represented by: W. Broere, A. Hautamäki and Heikkilä, acting as Agents), Federal Republic of Germany (represented initially by: J. Möller et D. Klebs, acting as Agents, and subsequently by J. Möller, acting as Agent), European Commission (represented by: L. Haasbeek, R. Lindenthal and K. Mifsud-Bonnici, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders Global Silicones Council, Dow Silicones UK Ltd, Elkem Silicones France SAS, Evonik Operations GmbH, Momentive Performance Materials GmbH, Shin-Etsu Silicones Europe BV and Wacker Chemie AG to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA);










3.


Orders the Federal Republic of Germany, the European Commission and American Chemistry Council, Inc. (ACC) to bear their own costs.






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            OJ C 462, 15.11.2021.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/453/oj
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