Draft EU Commission Implementing Decision on the identification of resorcinol as a substance of very high concern pursuant to Article 57, point (f), of REACH

Title of document
Draft Commission Implementing Decision on the identification of resorcinol as a substance of very high concern pursuant to Article 57, point (f), of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5 page(s), in English)

Description
This draft Commission Decision aims at identifying resorcinol as a substance of very high concern due to its endocrine disrupting properties whose effects to human health give rise to an equivalent level of concern according to Article 57(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH).

Notifying member: European Union

Notification: G/TBT/N/EU/803

Objective tag
Protection of human health or safety

Objective
Resorcinol meets the criteria for its identification as a substance of very high concern in accordance with Article 57(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 due to its endocrine disrupting properties whose effects to human health give rise to an equivalent level of concern to other substances of very high concern. The objective of this draft is to identify resorcinol as a substance of very high concern due to these properties and to include it in the Candidate List referred to in Article 59(1) of REACH.

Documents

• svhc_msc_opinion_recorcinol_16293_en.pdf
• 21_3782_00_e.pdf

Agency responsible
European Commission

Timing:

• Submission: 31/05/2021
• Reception: 01/06/2021
• Distribution: 01/06/2021
• Final date for comments: 31/07/2021
• Proposed date of adoption: N/A