Introduction

Seeking authorisation will be a time-consuming and expensive process, and there are no guarantees that an application will be successful. In each case a fee, as set out in Regulation (EC) No 340/2008 and subsequent amendments, must be paid to ECHA for each authorisation application; the standard fee for authorisation is in excess of €54,000 (there are reductions for SMEs, but top-up fees apply for additional uses, substances and applicants). With this in mind, as an applicant you want to be fairly confident of success before an authorisation is sought. This short document is aimed at helping those manufacturing, importing, supplying or using substances listed in Annex XIV to REACH to decide whether undertaking an application for authorisation is the best course of action. 

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