Updated European Union Risk Assessment Report of Alkanes, C10-13, Chloro

Abstract

A risk assessment of alkanes, C10-13, chloro (short-chain chlorinated paraffins or SCCPs) produced in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) 793/93 was published in October 1999 . Subsequent marketing and use restrictions for two uses (metal working and use for fat liquoring of leather) have come into force in the European Union through Directive 2002/45/EC . This Directive also states that all remaining uses of short-chain chlorinated paraffins will be reviewed by the European Commission before 1st January 2003, in cooperation with Member States and the OSPAR Commission, in light of any relevant new scientific data on risks posed by short-chain chlorinated paraffins to health and the environment.