
Article 1 

1. Benzene-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid 1,2 anhydride (trimellitic anhydride) (TMA) (EC No 209-008-0, CAS No 552-30-7) is identified as a substance of very high concern according to Article 57(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 due to its respiratory sensitising properties.
2. The substance specified in paragraph 1 shall be included in the candidate list referred to in Article 59(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 with the following indication under ‘Reason for inclusion’: ‘Respiratory sensitising properties (Article 57(f)) – human health’.
Article 2 
This Decision is addressed to the European Chemicals Agency.
Done at Brussels, 13 April 2018.
For the Commission
Elżbieta BIEŃKOWSKA
Member of the Commission