As we have reported on several occasions, the European Court of Justice has overturned the decisions of the Chemservice (CTAC) application regarding uses 1, 2, 4 and 5. Following the court ruling, the EU Commission must now reassess the situation within a period of one year. As generally expected, the EU Commission allowed the deadline to pass on 20 April 2024 without a reassessment. According to the Q&A document published by the EU Commission on this matter, the following rule now applies to all companies that have notified this authorisation: In accordance with Article 56(1)(d) of the REACH Regulation, the relevant coating companies benefit from a transitional arrangement and may continue to use the substance until a decision on the application is made. Any additional conditions that may have been defined may also be lifted.

Due to the many questions we have received, we would like to mention that the September 2024 deadline (end of the original review period) is therefore no longer valid.
For further information, please contact your supplier or a representative of CTAC or Chemservice.

For the sake of completeness, we would like to mention that HAPOC applications are not affected by this development.