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update:2012-10-12NO.: DOC121001-01

REACH Annex XVII Amended

On 19 and respectively 20 September the European Commission has published the following four new regulations (EU) 835/2012, (EU) 836/2012, (EU) 847/2012 and (EU) 848/2012, amending the existing entries of Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) 1907/2006 (REACH) for mercury and cadmium as well as adding new entries for lead and phenylmercury compounds.

Background
In REACH-Regulation (EC) 1907/2006 specific restrictions on chemicals are listed under Annex XVII. On 19 and 20 September 2012 the European Commission published four regulations to change two existing entries and add two new entries of Annex XVII. More Information on each regulation is summarized below:

Regulation	Entry :Substance	Amendment/Restriction	Date of Application
(EU)835/2012	23: Cadmium	Cadmium can now be used in HDPE, ABS and PMMA because no suitable alternative exists.	10 December 2011(for reasons of legal certainty)
(EU)836/2012	63: Lead and its compounds	Limit: 0.05% in jewelry. Crystal glass, internal components of watches, non-synthetic or reconstructed precious and semiprecious stones and enamels are excluded.	9 October 2012
(EU)847/2012	18a: Mercury	Mercury-containing and -using measuring devices for professional and industrial use shall not be placed on the market. Measuring devices more than 50 years old on 3 October 2007 and certain use are excepted.	10 April 2014
(EU)848/2012	62: Phenylmercury compounds	Shall not be placed on the market if the concentration of mercury in substance, mixtures or articles is equal to or greater than 0.01 % by weight.	10 October 2017

Additional Information:
Regulations (EU) 835/2012 and 836/2012
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/JOHtml.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:252:SOM:EN:HTML

Regulations (EU) 847/2012 and 848/2012:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/JOHtml.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:253:SOM:EN:HTML

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