Communication ASD Contact : Anneli Weinholt About ASD ASD represents the Aeronautics, Space, Security and Defence industries in Europe. Based in Brussels, the organisation’s membership today comprises 15 major European aerospace and defence companies and 26 member associations in 19 countries (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the UK). These industries reach a turnover of 197.3 billion euro, invest 20 billion euro in R&D, employ close to 778,000 people and counts over 3000 companies, 80,000 suppliers, many of which are SMEs. ASD | Rue Montoyer 10 I 1000 Brussels, Belgium I T: +32 2 775 81 10 I [email protected]I www.asd-europe.org 2016-02-15 COMMUNICATION TO THE AEROSPACE SUPPLY CHAIN: UPDATE ON REACH AUTHORISATION FOR CHROMATES
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ASDContact:AnneliWeinholt
AboutASD
ASDrepresentstheAeronautics,Space,SecurityandDefenceindustriesinEurope.BasedinBrussels,theorganisation’smembershiptoday comprises 15 major European aerospace and defence companies and 26 member associations in 19 countries (Austria,Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy,theNetherlands,Norway,Poland,Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,Turkeyand theUK). These industries reacha turnoverof197.3billioneuro,invest20billioneuroinR&D,employcloseto778,000peopleandcountsover3000companies,80,000suppliers,manyofwhichareSMEs.
BackgroundAccording to the REACH regulation1, the use of some chromates2 will be banned in Europe from
September 2017 unless a specific Authorisation has been granted for a specific use and a specificchemical supply-chain, for a limited time period, and for the specific cases where no suitablealternativescanbeimplementedbeforetheSunsetDates.
ApplicationsforAuthorisationcurrentlybeingpreparedApplications for Authorisation have therefore been prepared by some industrial consortia for someAerospaceusesofsomechromates.Due to the nature and complexity of the Aerospace supply chain, a top-down approach based onApplications for Authorisation submitted by the chemical suppliers (i.e. substance Manufacturer orImporterorFormulator)andpreparedwithstrongsupportfromend-users(sincetheyhaveknowledgeonpotentialalternativesandassociatedimpacts)hasbeenapplied3.Thefollowingdossiershavebeenprepared:
Some Original Equipment Manufacturers have compiled through CTAC and CCST a list of specificapplicationsusingsubstancesofconcern incertainend-usersdesigns that requireAuthorisation.TheywillnotbeseekingAuthorisationforthosesubstancesinalluses.
Each company in the supply-chain should in any event check with its chemical suppliers whetherAuthorisationisbeingsoughtforsubstance(s)andforwhichuse(s)toensurethatitwillbecoveredasneeded.Pleasefindattachedtherelatedpressreleasesandasummarytableinwhichyouwillfindmoredetailsabouttheusesandthelistofcompanies(legalentities)whichhaveappliedforanAuthorisationwiththesupportoftheCTACandCCSTconsortia,aswellasthelinktothedossierspublishedontheECHAwebsite.
Therefore,after thesunsetdate,downstreamuserswillnotbeallowedtouse in theEEA5substancesandformulationssuppliedbyachemicalsupplierwhichisnotcoveredbyagrantedAuthorisation.Therefore,anycompany(forexample-butnotlimitedto-subcontractors)willonlybecoveredbythe
EachcompanythereforeneedstocheckthattheAnnexXIVsubstances6andproductscontainingAnnexXIVsubstanceswhich ituses,andforwhichthere isnocertified/approvedsuitablealternative,willbecoveredbyanAuthorisation.DownstreamuserswhichdonotfallundertheusedefinedintheupstreamAuthorisationwillneedtofindothersolutions,e.g.filetheirownApplicationforAuthorisation,butwillalsoneedtoensurethatalllevels of their upstream supply chain also apply for or are coveredbyAuthorisation for their uses toavoidsupplychaindisruption.Downstreamuserswhichfallundertheusedefinitionbutarenotsuppliedbyanauthorisedsourcewillneedtofindothersolutions,e.g.changetheirmeansofsupplyorasktheirsuppliertosubmitorensurethat it is covered by an Application for Authorisation. Particular care should also be taken withFormulations(non-EuropeanaswellasEuropeanones).Each company may need to engage with its suppliers to monitor their plans with regards toAuthorisation.CertainrequirementsafteranAuthorisationhasbeengrantedIfanAuthorisationisgrantedforaspecificuse,chemicalsupplierswhichareupstreamapplicantsshallinclude the Authorisation number on relevant labels, and update the Safety Data Sheets with thespecificsetofconditionsdefinedintheAuthorisation.
All companies thatmay be permitted under the Authorisation regime to use a substance -must, inaddition to other applicable legal requirements, comply with the conditions of the Authorisation
specified by the European Commission. These conditions may include safety and environmental
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EEA:EuropeanEconomicArea6
Please refer to REACH Annex XIV for the comprehensive list of substances and their respective Sunset Dates and Latest
ApplicationDates.
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protectionmeasures suchas,butnot limited to, engineering controls, personalprotectiveequipmentandemissionsandexposuremonitoring.Please refer to the workplace safety and environmental requirements described in the Chemical
Safety Reports which are included in the Applications for Authorisation. These documents areavailableontheECHAwebsitefromthestartofthePublicConsultations.TheCTACandCCSTdocumentsarepubliclyavailableontheECHAwebsite(seelinksintheAnnex).Particular attention should be paid to the fact that the Authorisation conditions may be more
stringentthancurrentrequirements.
Downstream users which are continuing using the substance under the Authorisation regime -mustmake a notification of this use to ECHA within three months of the first supply of the substance
{REACHArt.66(1)}.Suchnotificationswillbekept ina registermaintainedbyECHAandwillbemadeavailabletothenationalAuthorities.Pleasenotethatitcouldtakeuptotwoyearsormoreafterthesubmissiontogettoafinaldecisionon
theAuthorisation. The submissionof anAuthorisationdossier doesnot guarantee thegrantingof the
Authorisation. If an Authorisation is granted it may be time-limited and shorter than the requested
AboutASDASDrepresentstheAeronautics,Space,SecurityandDefenceindustriesinEurope.BasedinBrussels,theorganisation’smembershiptoday comprises 15 major European aerospace and defence companies and 26 member associations in 19 countries (Austria,Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy,theNetherlands,Norway,Poland,Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,Turkeyand theUK). These industries reacha turnoverof197.3billioneuro,invest20billioneuroinR&D,employcloseto778,000peopleandcountsover3000companies,80,000suppliers,manyofwhichareSMEs.