Statistics on received applications for authorisation and review reports

The placing on the market and use of Substances of Very High Concern included in the Authorisation List requires an authorisation. Manufacturers, importers, only representatives or downstream users can apply for an authorisation. Applications for authorisation are submitted to ECHA. At the end of the authorisation process, which includes a consultation and the development of opinions by ECHA's Committees on Risk Assessment and Socio-economic Analysis, the European Commission decides on the granting or refusing of authorisations.

All authorisation decisions have a time-limited review period. In order to continue using the substance in question after the end of the review period the authorisation holders may submit a review report. The tables below provide statistics related to applications for authorisation and review reports per year and per substance.

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Table pre-submission activities and received applications for authorisation per year

Status of pre-submission activities and received applications for authorisation per year

  Received applications Number of uses received 1 Committee opinions adopted (per use) 2 Commission decisions (per use) 3
2013 8 17 1  
2014 19 38 32 2
2015 7 14 23 10
2016 77 118 70 10
2017 10 16 58 38
2018 5 5 22 42
2019 62 115 14 41
2020 31 70 124 38
2021 16 19 50 12
2022 49 66 34 83
2023 42 52 59 91
2024 19 33 41 81
Total 345 563 528 448

*) Situation as of 20/01/2025

Table received review reports per year

Status of received review reports per year

  Received applications Number of uses received 1 Committee opinions adopted (per use) 2 Commission decisions (per use) 3
2017 2 4    
2018 1 1 4  
2019     1  
2020 4 4    
2021 4 4 5 1
2022 1 1 3 1
2023 14 30 1 5
2024 6 7 33 3
Total 32 51 47 10

*) Situation as of 20/01/2025

Table received applications for authorisation per substance

Status of received applications for authorisation per substance

Substance Annex XIV entry Number of uses received 1 Committee opinions adopted (per use) 2 Commission decisions (per use) 3
hexabromocyclododecane (hbcdd) 3 2 2 2
bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 4 14 11 4
dibutyl phthalate 6 7 7 7
diarsenic trioxide 8 5 5 5
lead chromate 10 1 1 1
lead sulfochromate yellow 11 6 6 6
lead chromate molybdate sulfate red 12 6 6 6
trichloroethylene 15 19 19 19
chromium trioxide 16 220 193 127
acids generated from chromium trioxide and their oligomers 17 3 3 3
chromic acid 17 1    
sodium dichromate 18 40 40 40
potassium dichromate 19 12 12 11
ammonium dichromate 20 4 4 4
potassium chromate 21 2 2 2
sodium chromate 22 7 7 7
formaldehyde, oligomeric reaction products with aniline 23 2 2 2
arsenic acid 24 1 1 1
bis(2-methoxyethyl) ether 25 12 12 12
1,2-dichloroethane 26 20 20 20
4,4'-methylenebis[2-chloroaniline] 27 4 4 3
dichromium tris(chromate) 28 5 5 5
strontium chromate 29 3 3 3
potassium hydroxyoctaoxodizincatedichromate(1-) 30 2 2 2
pentazinc chromate octahydroxide 31 4 4 4
anthracene oil 40 4 4 4
pitch, coal tar, high-temp. 41 8 8 8
4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol, ethoxylated 42 113 113 112
4-nonylphenol, branched and linear, ethoxylated 43 43 28 27 26
trixylyl phosphate 47 2 2 2
Tetraehyllead 55 3 3  
2-ethylhexyl 10-ethyl-4,4-dioctyl-7-oxo-8-oxa-3,5-dithia-4-stannatetradecanoate 58 3    
Total 563 528 448

*) Situation as of 20/01/2025

Table received review reports per substance

Status of received review reports per substance

Substance Annex XIV entry Number of uses received 1 Committee opinions adopted (per use) 2 Commission decisions (per use) 3
bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 4 4 4  
trichloroethylene 15 5 5 5
chromium trioxide 16 15 13 1
sodium dichromate 18 10 9 1
potassium dichromate 19 5 5  
sodium chromate 22 2 2  
Arsenic acid 24 1    
bis(2-methoxyethyl) ether 25 1 1 1
1,2-dichloroethane 26 2 2 2
dichromium tris(chromate) 28 1 1  
4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol, ethoxylated 42 3 3  
4-nonylphenol, branched and linear, ethoxylated 43 2 2  
Total 51 47 10

*) Situation as of 20/01/2025

1 An application/review report is received in terms of Article 64(1) of REACH when ECHA has received the application fee.

2 One opinion refers to a compiled version of the final opinions of RAC and SEAC for each use.

3 The commission takes only one decision on each opinion of the RAC and SEAC opinion regardless of the number of applicants involved