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)

(2019/C 126/04)

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(2019) 2309

29 March 2019

Chromium trioxide

EC No 215-607-8,

CAS No 1333-82-0

Federal-Mogul Valvetrain GmbH, Hannoversche Strasse 73, 30980 Barsinghausen, Germany

REACH/19/5/0

Use of chromium trioxide in functional chrome plating of valves for the use in petrol and diesel engines for light-and heavy duty vehicles.

21 September 2029

In accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the socioeconomic benefits outweigh the risk to human health and the environment arising from the uses of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies in terms of their technical and economic feasibility.

(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