Press Release: EU Court confirms ECHA PBT assessment of substances

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), on 8 March 2013, welcomed the EU General Court's conclusions, which confirmed the Agency's approach in identifying PBTs and vPvBs as substances of very high concern.

The ruling concluded the actions brought by a number of companies before the General Court against ECHA's decisions identifying anthracene oil, anthracene oil (low), anthracene oil (paste), and coal tar high pitch as PBT and/or vPvB substances and including them in the Candidate List of substances of very high concern.