Consultation outcome

UK REACH authorisation list: disodium octaborate

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 17 June 2022
• Last updated: 16 December 2022 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

This consultation has concluded

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Summary of responses

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Detail of outcome

We received 7 responses to this call for evidence.

The responses to the call for evidence will be used by Defra, Scottish Government and Welsh Government to inform the decision on whether disodium octaborate should be added to the Authorisation List.

We plan to publish a draft decision in due course.

Detail of feedback received

We received 7 responses to this call for evidence, which we are still analysing. We expect to publish a summary of the responses by the end of 2022.

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Original consultation

Summary

Call for evidence seeking information on the use of disodium octaborate.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
9:30am on 17 June 2022 to 11:45pm on 12 August 2022

Consultation description

We are seeking evidence on the use of disodium octaborate in Great Britain and the potential impact that adding disodium octaborate to the UK REACH authorisation list could have.

This is a joint call for evidence, issued by Defra on behalf of the UK Government, the Welsh Government, and the Scottish Government.

Published 17 June 2022
Last updated 16 December 2022 + show all updates

1. 16 December 2022

   Added the summary of responses.

2. 3 November 2022

   Added information about the number of responses received.

3. 17 June 2022

   First published.