The European Commission (EC) has issued a new Regulation to establish restrictions on Chromium VI in leather articles.
Regulation (EU) No 301/2014 amends Annex XVII of REACH to establish new restrictions, as follows:
leather articles coming into contact with the skin containing chromium VI in concentrations equal to or greater than 3 mg/kg (0.0003% by weight) of the total dry weight of the leather; and
articles containing leather parts coming into contact with the skin where any of those leather parts contains chromium VI in concentrations equal to or greater than 3 mg/kg (0.0003 % by weight) of the total dry weight of that leather part.
The Regulation takes effect on 1 May 2015.
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