Case C‑119/21 P

PlasticsEurope

v

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 9 March 2023

(Appeal – Establishment of a list of substances subject to authorisation – List of substances identified for eventual inclusion in Annex XIV – Updating of the entry of the substance bisphenol A as ‘a substance of very high concern’)

1. Approximation of laws – Registration, evaluation and authorisation of chemicals – REACH Regulation – Substances of very high concern – Procedure for identification – Discretion of the EU authorities – Scope – Judicial review – Limits

   (European Parliament and Council Regulation No 1907/2006, Art. 57(f))

   (see paragraphs 46, 47, 100)

2. Approximation of laws – Registration, evaluation and authorisation of chemicals – REACH Regulation – Substances of very high concern – Procedure for identification – Discretion of the EU authorities – Compliance with the precautionary principle

   (European Parliament and Council Regulation No 1907/2006, Art. 57(f))

   (see paragraph 127)

See the text of the decision.