ADCR Factual Communication on ADCR Dossiers
Concise information on submitted ADCR dossiers
ADCR has developed a concise document presenting the main aspects of the 21 Dossiers submitted in EU and UK.
The Factual Communication summarises the content of the dossiers, and provides information on the Chemical Safety Report, Analysis of Alternatives, research/substitution plans and the Socioeconomic analysis.
Key facts are provided in bullet points and the timeline of upcoming authorisation decisions is provided.
Authorisations are needed to ensure the continued availability and operation of A&D products
in the EEA, since Cr(VI) is still required for manufacture, maintenance, repair and overhaul across
the sector. Viable alternatives for every impacted part and process, where Cr(VI) is currently
necessary, are not yet available, despite ongoing efforts.
ADCR Factual Communication
(pdf, 16 July 2024)
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On 19 January 2026 Defra granted Decisions for the three initial applications (AFA059, AFA061 and AFA063) which we published as news on 3 February. The granted review period for these three applications is 12 years. The Decisions are available on Authorisation decisions: UK REACH - GOV.UK . The Defra Decision come with a series of conditions that users of chromates should be fulfilling and these measures will apply from the 19 August 2026. To support the sharing of these GB obligations the ADCR Service Team prepared Formal Communication Letters that were shared with the Authorisation Holders for disseminating to their downstream users. These ADCR formal Communication letters have now been added to ADCR Guidance and Support , the letters set out the Authorisation conditions and monitoring arrangements as well for existing stock and REACH Article 66 obligations. For the four review report applications AFA058, AFA060, AFA062 and AFA064, Defra is expecting to make their decisions later in March 2026. As these applications are all review reports the use can continue until Defra makes its decision. The ADCR Service Team will update guidance documents on the ADCR website to cover the obligations of the Defra ADCR Authorisation decisions. The guidance is intended for Downstream Users of soluble chromates in GB. ADCR will also hold a webinar later in spring 2026 (April/May) to present the UK decisions and conditions.