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Chromium 6 in EU

ChemistryForever - 11-2-2019 at 03:20

I see on the reach site that these compounds are on the authorisation list. Does this mean that you are not allowed to have them anymore, or this thing applies just for companies?

DavidJR - 11-2-2019 at 04:23

You can get hexavalent chromium, but you will likely have to complete an end use declaration.

woelen - 11-2-2019 at 08:11

These lists are for use in domestic products, indented for use in households, e.g. for cleaning, for hobby-purposes, such as arts, or for enhancements of the house. They do not say much about the pure chemical, intended to be used as lab reagent.

In NL, hence, you can still buy these chemicals as lab reagent, but OTC-products, containing the listed chemicals, disappear from the shelves and also cannot be ordered online anymore. Of course, individual suppliers may decide not to sell such chemicals to citizens anymore. I know of a few suppliers in NL, who even ceased selling 30% HCl to citizens, because of its corrosive nature.

Some EU-states may add additional rules of their own. I think that the UK and also Germany are more strict. In Germany, chemicals with T+ marking, apparently cannot be purchased anymore by private individuals.

DavidJR - 11-2-2019 at 08:46

I ordered CrO3 from limac.lv

Sulaiman - 11-2-2019 at 10:04

Here in UK, if it is not on the EPP list then I consider it OK to buy, store, use etc.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/licensing-for-hom...

Chemcraft - 11-2-2019 at 12:33

Many different chromium compounds can be purchased at our store:
https://chemcraft.su/chromium

Although the English version is in test mode, you can already make purchases there.

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ChemistryForever - 11-2-2019 at 13:01

https://echa.europa.eu/authorisation-list
https://echa.europa.eu/support/qas-support/browse/-/qa/70Qx/...

The first link contains the list
The second link contains some questions.
Ctrl+F there Is there any tonnage threshold below which Annex XIV substances are exempted from the authorisation requirement?
And there they basically say that there is no tonnage threshold below which a use of an Annex XIV substance is exempted from authorisation
Still there is this phrase which you can Ctrl+F:Does the exemption for the use of Annex XIV substances in scientific research and development (SRD) under Article 56(3) of REACH also apply to analytical activities such as monitoring and quality control?
This basically limits it to 1 tonne per year. So basically what is the rule ?