FACT SHEET 10.1
The chromium (VI) legislation for cement
Implementation
The Chromium (VI) Directive
The EU Directive, 2003/53/EC, restricting the marketing and use of cement and cement-based preparations, where they contain when hydrated, more than 0.0002 % (2 ppm) chromium (VI) of the dry weight of cement, was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 17 July 2003.
The provisions in this EU Directive have now been transposed into national legislation in Member States within the European Economic Area (EEA). Implementation in the UK is via the COSHH and CHIP regulations and these national provisions have applied since 17 January 2005. Compliance with the legislation is mandatory for all cement manufacturers, and formulators/suppliers of cement-based preparations, who produce, or import such products, into the EEA.