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Commercial evaluation authorisations - 20 October 2023

Commercial evaluation authorisations allow a business to import or manufacture a chemical for commercial evaluation purposes.

The following authorisations were issued under section 58 of the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019. 

Commercial evaluation authorisations issued

Authorisation number Chemical name or AICIS approved chemical name (AACN) End use or generalised end use Period
AUTH13 Cyclohexane, 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6-undecafluoro-6-(1,1,2,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropyl)- Tracer in hydraulic fracturing in the oil and gas industry 19 July 2023 to 19 July 2026
AUTH14 Cyclohexane, 1,1,2,3,3,4,5,5,6-nonafluoro-2,4,6-tris(trifluoromethyl)- Tracer in hydraulic fracturing in the oil and gas industry 18 September 2023 to 18 September 2026
AUTH15 Cyclohexane, 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6-undecafluoro-6-(1,1,2,2,2-pentafluoroethyl)- Tracer in hydraulic fracturing in the oil and gas industry 18 September 2023 to 18 September 2026
AUTH16 Naphthalene, 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,4a,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8a-heptadecafluorodecahydro-8-(trifluoromethyl)- Tracer in hydraulic fracturing in the oil and gas industry 18 September 2023 to 18 September 2026
AUTH17 Cyclohexane, 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6-undecafluoro-6-(trifluoromethyl)- Tracer in hydraulic fracturing in the oil and gas industry 29 September 2023 to 29 September 2026
AUTH18 Cyclopentane, 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5-nonafluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)- Tracer in hydraulic fracturing in the oil and gas industry 29 September 2023 to 29 September 2026
AUTH19 1H-Indene, 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,5,6,7-decafluoro-2,3-dihydro- Tracer in hydraulic fracturing in the oil and gas industry 29 September 2023 to 29 September 2026
AUTH20 Benzene, 1,1′-(2,4-cyclopentadien-1-ylidenemethylene)bis- Additive in plastic 19 September 2023 to 19 March 2025
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