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The European Commission has granted 19 authorisations for uses of the following substances (review period expiry dates are in brackets):

• 4-(1,1,3,3-Tetra methylbutyl)phenol, ethoxylated (4-tert-OPnEO) (EC -, CAS -)
  • 5 uses applied for by Octapharma AB and 4 other co-applicants
    (4 January 2033 and 4 January 2025);
  • 3 uses applied for by SEBIA (4 January 2033);
  • 1 use applied for by Sanquin Reagents B.V. (4 January 2028); and
  • 1 use applied for by Eli Lilly Kinsale Limited (4 January 2033).
• 4-Nonylphenol, branched and linear, ethoxilated (4-NPnEO)
  (EC -, CAS -)
  • 2 uses applied for by Chemetall GmbH (4 January 2025).
• Pitch, coal tar, high temperature (EC 266-028-2, CAS 65996-93-2)
  • 1 use applied for by Rain Carbon bvba (4 October 2023);
  • 1 use applied for by Bilbaina de Alquitranes S.A (4 October 2032);
  • 1 use applied for by Koppers Denmark ApS (4 October 2032); and
  • 1 use applied for by Industrial Quimica del Nalon, S.A.
    (4 October 2032).
• Anthracene oil (‘AO’) (EC 292-602-7, CAS 90640-80-5)
  • 1 use applied for by Rain Carbon bvba (4 October 2023);
  • 1 use applied for by Bilbaina de Alquitranes S.A (4 October 2032); and
  • 1 use applied for by Koppers Denmark ApS (4 October 2032).

The Commission has rejected two authorisation requests for uses of:

• Pitch, coal tar, high temperature (EC 266-028-2, CAS 65996-93-2)
  • 1 use applied for by Deza a.s.; and

1 use applied for by Bilbaina de Alquitranes S.A.