Navy Blue substance

One such substance was known as Navy Blue (EC 405-665-4), described more formally in ELINCS as the reaction mass of disodium (6-(4-anisidino)-3-sulfonato-2-(3,5-dinitro-2-oxidophenylazo)-l-naphtholato)... 

As a new chemical substance. Navy Blue was first registered in Switzerland in 1990 and then subsequently in seven other Member States. The total European sales volume at the time of the assessment was estimated at between 9 and 90 tonnes per year [87]. Consequently, as reported by the German Federal Environment Agency [87, p. 47],... 

As a consequence of the risk assessment. Navy Blue was classified as very toxic to aquatic organisms with the potential to cause long-term adverse effects in the aquatic environment. It was also classified as a substance that could cause sensitization of humans by skin contact. In 2004 Navy Blue was added to Annex I to Directive 76/769/EEC in the category of azo dyes ... 

Notification under the Sixth Amendment (and related risk assessments under the Seventh Amendment as described above for Navy Blue) continued until 1 June 2008. On that date the notification scheme was revoked and replaced by Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH). ELINCS then contained 8,433 notifications, representing 5,292 substances in total [91]. 

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