CSR drafts and AoA sub-teams underway
CSR drafts and AoA sub-teams underway
Update 10/11/2021: CSR preparation continues, with draft CSRs for all uses to be supported by the consortium being reviewed by the members.
Update 15/03/2021:
The Aerospace and Defence Chromates Reauthorisation (ADCR) consortium website has been updated, with information and contact details included for downstream users in both the EU and the UK.
The first meeting of chemical safety report (CSR) expert group was held on 1 March 2021. The first draft CSR for passivation of stainless steel has been reviewed after comments received at the end of January 2021.
The assessment of alternatives (AoA) sub-teams have been set up, with regular meetings taking place. An AoA specific questionnaire is being developed to be circulated to members.
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In July 2026, ADCR published two guidance document and a flow chart for the recent UK/GB Tranche 2 decisions. The Monitoring Guidance for ADCR Downstream User sites in the EEA and GB for conducting monitoring of worker exposure and environmental emissions . This guidance, from July 2026, has been prepared by ADCR for its supply chains with sites in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Great Britain (GB). ADCR has also prepared a Guidance on ADCR Authorisation Decisions for Downstream Users of chromates* in primer products in GB . The purpose of this guidance document, from July 2026, is to provide information on the ADCR Authorisations for chromates used in primer products in GB and to support Downstream Users (DUs) in ensuring compliance with the required conditions of the ADCR UK REACH Authorisations. This Guidance is supported by a Guidance flow charts for ensuring compliance with required conditions of the ADCR GB T2 REACH Authorisations (StC and PHD primers) . More the documents are available at the ADCR Guidance and Support page.