18.3.2015

Official Journal of the European Union

C 91/2

Summary of 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)

(2015/C 91/02)

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(2015) 1619

17 March 2015

Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP)

EC No 204-211-0

CAS No 117-81-7

Dibutyl phthalate (DBP)

EC No 201-557-4

CAS No 84-74-2

Roxel (UK Rocket Motors) Ltd, Summerfield, Kidderminster, DY11 7RZ, Worcestershire, UNITED KINGDOM

REACH/14/3/0

REACH/14/3/1

REACH/14/3/2

The industrial use of DEHP in the manufacture of solid propellants and motor charges for rockets and tactical missiles

The industrial use of DBP in the manufacture of solid propellants and motor charges for rockets and tactical missiles

The industrial use of DBP within a specialty paint in the manufacture of motors for rockets and tactical missiles

21 February 2019

—	Risk is adequately controlled in accordance with Article 60(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.

—	There are no suitable alternatives at present and search for technically feasible alternatives is ongoing under a replacement programme with requalification requirements for defence industry products.

(1) OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(2) The decision is available on the European Commission website at: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/chemicals/reach/authorisation/index_en.htm