- Environment - Sustainable development
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1 hour(s)
Theoretical penalty(s) of non-compliance subject to the judge's discretion and, where applicable, to certain conditions
- 75000 € Fine€75k fine - breach or ignorance of certain provisions related to chemicals
Authorisation for the use or placing on the market of the substance
Scope of application
All chemical substances manufactured in or imported into the European Union, regardless of tonnage, and considered dangerous or of very high concern and included in the authorisation list.
Exclusion
The use, import or placing on the market of articles containing substances which are themselves subject to authorisation are not covered by this obligation.
Description
If the substance is on the authorisation list, producers or importers, only representatives and downstream users must have an authorisation to use the substance or to place it on the market after its expiry date.
Companies wishing to continue to use a substance on the authorisation list after the expiry date must prepare an application for authorisation, submit it before the application deadline and obtain a positive authorisation decision from the European Commission. The application deadline and the expiry date are specified in the authorisation list.
Companies wishing to continue to use a substance on the authorisation list after the expiry date must prepare an application for authorisation, submit it before the application deadline and obtain a positive authorisation decision from the European Commission. The application deadline and the expiry date are specified in the authorisation list.
Authority
(FR) Direction Générale de la Concurrence, de la Consommation et de la Répression des Fraudes (DGCCRF)
Labor Inspectorate
Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (Anses)
Direction départementale des services vétérinaires (DDSV)
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
Services douaniers en France et en Union européenne
Responsible(s)
Any manufacturer, importer or user of chemical substance(s)
