EU Commission Adopts Decisions on Authorisations for DEHP and DBP
Mar. 17th, 2015
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On 17 Mar 2015, the European Commission published decisions on authorisations for DEHP and DBP for specific purposes, and the date of expiry of review period is 21 Feb 2019.
The detailed information of decisions granting an authorisation are as follow:
|
Substance name |
EC No |
CAS No |
Authorised use |
Reasons for the decision |
|
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP)
|
204-211-0 |
117-81-7 |
The industrial use of DEHP in the manufacture of solid propellants and motor charges for rockets and tactical missiles | — Risk is adequately controlled in accordance with Article 60(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.
— There are no suitable alternatives at present and search for technically feasible alternatives is ongoing under a replacement programme with requalification requirements for defence industry products. |
|
Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) |
201-557-4
|
84-74-2 |
The industrial use of DBP in the manufacture of solid propellants and motor charges for rockets and tactical missiles The industrial use of DBP within a specialty paint in the manufacture of motors for rockets and tactical missiles |
