The intentions and Annex XV restriction proposals received by ECHA is listed under the registry of restriction intentions.
A restriction proposal might be prepared by a Member State or by ECHA at the request of the Commission or on its own initiative for substances in the Authorization List. The requirement for a Member State to notify ECHA of its intention to prepare a restriction dossier is a legal requirement. This advance notice helps the interested parties to plan and prepare for commenting later.
In the restriction process, the progress of the proposal is tracked by the Interested Parties by notifying of the intention, adopting the final opinions by the Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) and the Committee for Socioeconomic Analysis (SEAC), and adopting the restriction by the European Commission.
During the preparation of the restriction proposal and during the consultations, the Stakeholders are encouraged to submit any relevant information to the dossier submitters. A description of the reasons for any exceptions to the scope described in the intention is particularly useful in the preparation phase of the dossier.
Proposal to restrict the placing on the market and reuse of treated articles containing creosote (EC 232-287-5, CAS 8001-58-9) and creosote-related substances is submitted by France.
The evaluation of the proposal by the Committees for Risk Assessment (RAC) and Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) will begin in April 2022.
The proposal will be opened for a six-month public consultation after the committees agree that it complies with REACH requirements. The restriction proposal aims to reduce the health and environmental risks associated with the reuse and second-hand use of wood treated with creosote (CAS 8001-58-9, EC 232-287-5) and creosote-related substances.
Creosote (EC 232-287-5, CAS 8001-58-9) and Creosote-related substances are Tar Oils derived from coal and/or wood by distillation or by other processes. It contains Coal Tar (CAS- 65996-91-0), Anthracene oil (CAS- 90640-80-5), Creosote oil (CAS-90640-84-9), Cal tar oils (CAS-122384-78-5) and Creosote, wood -a combination of phenols obtained as a distillate from wood tar (CAS-8021-39-4).
