EU - Draft Commission Regulation amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards methanol

European Commission has issued draft Regulation relates to a new entry in Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.

It would restrict the placing on the market for the general public of windscreen washing fluids or defrosting fluids and denatured alcohol containing methanol in a concentration equal to or greater than 0.6% by weight.

Application of the restriction is deferred for 12 months to allow stakeholders sufficient time to adapt and achieve compliance.

Proposed date of adoption: First half of 2017

Proposed date of entry into force: 20 days from publication in the Official Journal of the EU (the restriction will begin to apply 12 months after the date of entry into force)

Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

If the Proposal/Notification/Regulation will affect your International Business please send us your representation with facts and figures before 20 February 2016, so that these can be taken up suitably.