ADCR article on uses and priorities published in Chemical Watch
ADCR article on uses and priorities published in Chemical Watch
Another article on the ADCR was published in Chemical Watch on 10 October 2019.
Following the successful launch of the ADCR Consortium in Brussels on 20 September 2019, Chemical Watch reports on the next steps, which are to define the scope of the authorisation applications and to set the first priorities for the work of the Consortium.
Initial scoping work is mapping the possible uses in the Aerospace and Defence (A&D) sector of the eight chromates under consideration. This Consortium is unique in that it focuses only on the chromates authorisation requirements for the A&D sector.
Steve George, Chair of the ADCR, is quoted as saying: "It may be that the number of specific applications underneath this umbrella of uses goes down significantly ... maybe one of the substances has been substituted by some companies for newer products, while other companies cannot substitute and may need to prepare applications”.
During the launch meeting Matti Vainio, ECHA’s head of risk assessment, gave a presentation to the A&D stakeholders. The Chemical Watch article also quotes Mr Vainio as saying that it is positive that stakeholders in the A&D sector are looking to "see what kind of substitution can take place and where they need to prepare authorisation reviews".
The ADCR is open to new founding members joining the Consortium, with a deadline of 20 December 2019.
For access to the article, see here: https://chemicalwatch.com/83099/aerospace-and-defence-reauthorisation-consortium-identifies-chromates-uses
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On 19 January 2026 Defra granted Decisions for the three initial applications (AFA059, AFA061 and AFA063) which we published as news on 3 February. The granted review period for these three applications is 12 years. The Decisions are available on Authorisation decisions: UK REACH - GOV.UK . The Defra Decision come with a series of conditions that users of chromates should be fulfilling and these measures will apply from the 19 August 2026. To support the sharing of these GB obligations the ADCR Service Team prepared Formal Communication Letters that were shared with the Authorisation Holders for disseminating to their downstream users. These ADCR formal Communication letters have now been added to ADCR Guidance and Support , the letters set out the Authorisation conditions and monitoring arrangements as well for existing stock and REACH Article 66 obligations. For the four review report applications AFA058, AFA060, AFA062 and AFA064, Defra is expecting to make their decisions later in March 2026. As these applications are all review reports the use can continue until Defra makes its decision. The ADCR Service Team will update guidance documents on the ADCR website to cover the obligations of the Defra ADCR Authorisation decisions. The guidance is intended for Downstream Users of soluble chromates in GB. ADCR will also hold a webinar later in spring 2026 (April/May) to present the UK decisions and conditions.