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)

(2018/C 460/13)

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

C(2018) 8490

14 December 2018

1,2-dichloroethane

EC No 203-458-1

CAS No 107-06-2

emp Biotech GmbH, Robert-Roessle-Str. 10, 13125, Berlin, Germany

REACH/18/20/0

Use of 1,2-dichloroethane as a solvent in manufacture of polymeric particles for pharmaceutical and research purification processes

22 November 2029

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

(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