Registry of restriction intentions until outcome

Registry of restriction intentions until outcome

Registry of restriction intentions until outcome

The registry of restriction intentions until outcome lists the intentions and Annex XV restriction proposals received by ECHA.

A restriction proposal may be prepared by a Member State or by ECHA at the request of the Commission or on its own initiative for substances in the Authorisation List. It is a legal requirement for a Member State to notify ECHA of its intention to prepare a restriction dossier. The advance notice enables interested parties to plan and prepare for commenting later on.

Interested parties can follow the progress of a proposal through the restriction process, from the notification of the intention to the adoption of the final opinions by the Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) and the Committee for Socio-economic Analysis (SEAC), and the adoption of the restriction by the European Commission.

Stakeholders are encouraged to submit any relevant information to the dossier submitters during the preparation of the restriction proposal and during the consultations. Information to motivate any exemptions to the scope described in the intention is particularly useful to receive in the preparatory phase of the dossier.

cobalt carbonate; cobalt di(acetate); cobalt dichloride; cobalt dinitrate; cobalt sulphate

EC / List no: - CAS no: -
CLP Annex VI Index number
Further substance information
Please see the reports at: https://echa.europa.eu/completed-activites-on-restriction
Submitter(s)
ECHA
Details on the scope of restriction
Restricting the placing on the market of certain chemicals and use of professional and industrial use of the 5 cobalt salts where adequate control cannot be demonstrated. The restriction may also be implemented by imposing operational conditions and risk management measures.
Reason for restriction
The Commission has requested ECHA to assess the risk of the 5 cobalt salts in industrial and professional uses and restrict those uses where adequate control cannot be demonstrated.
Remarks
ECHA held a call for evidence to obtain information for assessment in preparing the Annex XV dossier: https://echa.europa.eu/previous-calls-for-comments-and-evidence. This information will be used, amongst other issues, to determine if any derogations are required for the potential restriction as these cannot be proposed without adequate risk and socio-economic information. If a derogation is not proposed by the Dossier Submitter then it will be incumbent on the relevant stakeholders to do so during any public consultation process with a full risk and socio-economic justification accompanying it.

NOTE! The Commission decided to terminate the restriction process on 8 April 2022. However the Commission is preparing to derive a BOEL for cobalt and its compounds according to Directive 2004/37/EC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work.
Status
Commission decided
Date of intention
20-Jul-2017
Expected date of submission
05-Oct-2018
Withdrawal date
Reason for withdrawal
Start of Call for Evidence consultation
28-Jun-2017
Deadline for comments on the Call for Evidence
28-Aug-2017
Start of second Call for Evidence consultation
Deadline for comments on the second Call for Evidence
Start of third Call for Evidence consultation
Deadline for comments on the third Call for Evidence
Restriction report (and annexes)
Information note on restriction report
Start of Annex XV report consultation
19-Dec-2018
1st deadline for comments on Annex XV report
01-Mar-2019
Final deadline for comments on Annex XV report
19-Jun-2019
Comments on Annex XV report
Opinion of RAC (and minority positions) and Forum Enforceability Advice (as of September 2023)
Draft opinion of SEAC
RAC & SEAC (draft) Background document (and annexes)
Start of SEAC draft opinion consultation
25-Mar-2020
Deadline for comments on SEAC draft opinion
25-May-2020
Comments on SEAC draft opinion
Compiled RAC and SEAC opinion (and minority positions)
Final background document (and annexes)
Adopted restriction/Commission communication
Latest update
18-Oct-2022
First published
28-Feb-2018

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Name EC / List no. CAS no. Association
Cobalt carbonate 208-169-4 513-79-1 Expert judgement (ECHA)
Cobalt di(acetate) 200-755-8 71-48-7 Expert judgement (ECHA)
Cobalt dinitrate 233-402-1 10141-05-6 Expert judgement (ECHA)
Cobalt sulphate 233-334-2 10124-43-3 Expert judgement (ECHA)
Cobalt dichloride 231-589-4 7646-79-9 Expert judgement (ECHA)