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Consultation on alternatives for Applications for authorisation:
Webform to submit comments

Using the webform below you may submit your comments for the consultation on alternatives to an Annex XIV substance for the uses for which ECHA has received applications for authorisation. For details on the consultation process, please refer to Applications for Authorisation webpage.

You are requested to provide basic information on possible alternative(s) in the webform below and more detailed information in a “complete version” and a “public version” of your submission as separate attachments.

Instructions on how to organise and submit the information on alternatives are available in the document:
Submission of information on alternatives by interested third parties for the consultations on alternatives for Applications for Authorisation

The same document outlines what sections of your submission will be published on ECHA’s website.

The following formats can be used to organise in an attachment the ”complete version” and the “public version” of the information on the alternative you wish to present:
- Format for third party submission of information on alternatives (”complete version”)
- Format for third party submission of information on alternatives (”public version”)

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I. Contact information

1. Personal information

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2. ”Public version” attachment

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Please note that the ECHA Committees will formulate their opinion on the availability of suitable alternatives taking into account only the “complete version” of your submission, if such is provided. However, when asking the applicant(s) for clarifications on possible alternatives and when preparing the final opinion, the Committees can refer only to the information submitted by you which has been deemed non-confidential. For this reason, please ensure that you provide a meaningfull ”public version” of your submission.

ECHA will make this attachment publicly available as provided. Please ensure that all confidential information has been blanked out and does not contain any confidential information either in the text itself, in the properties of the submitted file or in any metadata contained therein. ECHA will not be held liable for any damages caused by making the attachment publicly available.

3. “Complete version” attachment

Upload the “Complete version” of your submission:
Note: Use Format for third party submission of information on alternatives to prepare your submission. Ensure that you provide clear justifications for all information which you claim not to be made publicly available as laid out in the format instructions.

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Please note that the Committees will formulate their opinion by taking into account only the information in the “complete version” of your submission if such is provided.

Please note that if an access to documents application pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 on public access to documents is received regarding this information, in order to define its position ECHA will have to perform first an assessment of the content of this information. Therefore, you are requested to indicate any reason for which disclosure of this information should be denied (in the justification section in the format for third party submission of information on alternatives). Please note that ECHA can examine as valid only reasons appearing in Article 4 of the Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 on public access to documents.

4. Type of comment

These buttons are purely for the purpose of categorising comment. They will not be taken into account in the opinion-making process.

The comment provides technical information that is neither in support nor against the application

The comment provides information that is generally in support of the application

The comment provides information that is generally not in support of the application

None of the above

5. Consultation selection

Note: Select the consultations for which the above information on the alternative is applicable.

Consultation Number	Substance Name	EC Number	CAS Number	Deadline for comments	Applicant(s)	Broad information on use applied For
0399-01	Chromium trioxide	215-607-8	1333-82-0	08/10/2025	Parker Hannifin Manufacturing Sweden AB	Chromium trioxide-based functional chrome plating of spools used in mobile control valves for mobile hydraulic systems.
0400-01	Chromium trioxide	215-607-8	1333-82-0	08/10/2025	Röder Präzision GmbH	Functional chrome plating for civil applications in the field of MRO (maintenance, repair, overhauling) in aviation and aerospace technology and their repair for products where durability, wear and safety are required on an industrial scale
0401-01	Chromium trioxide	215-607-8	1333-82-0	08/10/2025	Galvanotechnik s.p.a.	Industrial use of Chromium Trioxide for the hard chrome plating of injectors for engines dedicated to the automotive industry.
0402-01	Chromium trioxide	215-607-8	1333-82-0	08/10/2025	Procter & Gamble Manufacturing GmbH	Industrial use of chromium trioxide for the etching of plastic substrates as a pre-treatment step for electroplating processes.
0402-02	Chromium trioxide	215-607-8	1333-82-0	08/10/2025	Procter & Gamble Manufacturing GmbH	Industrial use of chromium trioxide for the electroplating of plastic and metal components used in personal grooming products.
0403-01	Chromium trioxide	215-607-8	1333-82-0	08/10/2025	Modercromo S.r.l.	Chromium trioxide-based functional chrome plating of steel bars and tubes for hydraulic and pneumatic applications
0404-01	Chromium trioxide	215-607-8	1333-82-0	08/10/2025	Chromobronze	Industrial use of Chromium Trioxide for the hard chrome plating of cylinder rods, pistons, bores, printing rollers, and bushings for different industries (namely aeronautical, petrochemical, railway, nuclear, hydraulic, civil engineering, plastics, printing, glasswork, nautical, medical, defence, cutlery, pharmaceutical)
0405-01	Chromium trioxide	215-607-8	1333-82-0	08/10/2025	NIMET srl	Industrial use of chromium trioxide for the functional chrome plating of steel bars and tubes mainly used for hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders integrated notably in heavy machinery and equipment used in the agriculture, building and construction, marine, mining, energy, medical, and forestry sectors, as well as for linear motion systems.
0406-01	Chromium trioxide	215-607-8	1333-82-0	08/10/2025	EM MOULDS SpA; cunova GmbH; Cuprum S.A	Chromium trioxide-based functional chrome plating of copper moulds for melting and casting applications in the steel industry
0407-01	Chromium trioxide	215-607-8	1333-82-0	08/10/2025	Galvanica Nobili srl; Cromogalante S.R.L.	Industrial use of chromium trioxide for the functional chrome plating of mechanical metallic components in particular with large dimensions and complex geometries destined to various sectors (such as hydraulics and textile industries)
0407-02	Chromium trioxide	215-607-8	1333-82-0	08/10/2025	Galvanica Nobili srl; Cromogalante S.R.L.	Industrial use of chromium trioxide for the functional chrome plating of metallic items, e.g. small precisions tools and items with complex geometries destined to the medical and food contact sector

Consultation on alternatives for Applications for authorisation: Webform to submit comments