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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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.