Permission to handle certain group B chemical substances

You must have a permit to handle certain carcinogenic, sensitising, allergenic or reprotoxic substances, group B substances. Apply for a permit by filling in the form.

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The Swedish Work Environment Authority has revised its rules. This means that the information on this page may be out of date after 1 January, 2025. Please follow the link for updated information as well as an updated application form, to be used as from 1 January, 2025.

Apply for a permit to use group B chemical substances

Which substances are group B substances is specified in our regulation on chemical hazards in the working environment (AFS 2011: 19) and in the table below. If you handle these substances without a permit, the Swedish Work Environment Authority may decide that you must pay a sanction fee.

You do not need a permit to stock, sell or transport unbroken original packaging containing these substances.

The Swedish Work Environment Authority’s processing time for permits is normally 3 months. So be sure to apply in good time.

How to apply

    1. Fill in the application form

      This application form is only available in Swedish for the time being.

      Permission to handle group A and B chemical substances, application form in swedish, pdf, opens in new window

      Amongst other things, you must fill in information on:

      • the name of the substance or product you are going to handle
      • the CAS number of the substance or product
      • your methods
      • the reason for handling the substance
      • the length of time for which you are seeking a permit
      • how much of the substance you will have and use
      • the number of people concerned
      • the reason why you cannot replace the substance or product with a less dangerous product.

    2. Produce the following documents
      • your risk assessment with decisions on measures
      • your written handling and safety instructions
      • opinion of your safety officer on the handling of the substance.

    3. Send the application form and documents 
      Send the application form and attach the risk assessment, the instructions and the opinion from the safety officer, send it to:

      arbetsmiljoverket@av.se

      or in a letter to
      the Swedish Work Environment Authority,
      Box 9082 
      171 09 Solna 

      You will receive an automatic response to the email address from which the application was sent, confirming that we have received your notification. If you send us a letter, we will respond by letter.

  • If your application is not complete, we will ask you to supplement it.

  • Once the application is complete, we usually make an appointment for an inspection. If we discover deficiencies during the inspection, we will send you an inspection report. The inspection report specifies what you must rectify. You normally have 2 weeks to reply.

  • We will decide whether or not to issue you with a permit.

  • If the Swedish Work Environment Authority decides not to issue you with a permit you may appeal.

    1. Appeal
      If we choose not to issue a permit, you may appeal the decision. Our notice will set out how you should do so. Set out why you consider that we should change our decision. Please send your appeal to the Swedish Work Environment Authority.

    2. We may change our previous decision
      The Swedish Work Environment Authority will reassess the application. If we decide to change our initial decision, we will notify you of this.

    3. If we do not change our previous decision, we will refer your appeal to a court of law
      If the Swedish Work Environment Authority stands by its first assessment not to grant a permit, we will refer your appeal to a court of law, namely the Administrative Court. We will also send your application and all other documents in your case.

    4. The court will take a decision
      The court will adopt a position on your appeal and take a decision. You will receive notice directly from the court.

Substances requiring a permit, group B

Substances that are included in group B may only be handled after you have been issued with a permit by the Swedish Work Environment Authority. This also applies to the substances’ salts and when the substance contains crystal water.

Substances that may only be handled with a permit by the Swedish Work Environment Authority
Carcinogenic substances CAS-nr*

p-Aminoazobenzene

60-09-3

Auramine (4,4'-imidocarbonyl-bis(N,N-dimethylaniline))

492-80-8

Benzal chloride

98-87-3

Benzotrichloride

98-07-7

β-Butyrolacton

3068-88-0

4,4'-Diamino-3,3'-dichloro-diphenylmethane (MOCA, methylene bis(o-chloroaniline))

101-14-4

2,4-Diamino-1-metoxybenzene (2,4-diaminoanisole)

615-05-4

2,4-Diaminotoluene (2,4-Toluenediamine)

95-80-7

Dianisidine (3,3'-dimetoxybenzidine)

119-90-4

Diazomethane

334-88-3

3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine

91-94-1

2,2'-Dichlorodiethylether

111-44-4

2,2'-Dichlorodiethylsulfide (mustard gas)

505-60-2

1,2:3,4-Diepoxybutane

1464-53-5

Diethyl sulfate

64-67-5

3,3'-Dimethylbenzidine (o-Tolidine)

119-93-7

1,1-Dimethyl hydrazine

57-14-7

1,2-Dimethyl hydrazine

540-73-8

Dimethyl sulfate

77-78-1

Ethyleneimine (azidirine)

151-56-4

Ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS)

62-50-0

Methylmethanesulfonate (MMS)

66-27-3

Monomethylhydrazine

60-34-4

α-Naphtylamine

134-32-7

N-Nitrosodimethylamine (N,N-dimethylnitrosamine)

62-75-9

Phenyl-β-naphtylamine

135-88-6

1,3-Propane sultone

1120-71-4

β-Propiolactone

57-57-8

1,2-Propyleneimine

75-55-8

Thioacetamide

62-55-5

Tris(2,3-dibromopropyl) phosfate

126-72-7

Urethane (ethyl carbamate)

51-79-6

 

Substances that may only be handled with a permit by the Swedish Work Environment Authority
Sensitizing substances CAS-nr

2,4-Diaminotoluene (2,4-Toluenediamine)

95-80-7

3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine

91-94-1

S-[2-(Dimethylamino)ethyl]-pseudothioureadihydrochloride (PBA)

16111-27-6

Hexahydrophtalic anhydride **

85-42-7

13149-00-3

14166-21-3

Methyl hexahydrophtalic anhydride **

25550-51-0

19438-60-9

48122-14-1

57110-29-9

Methyl tetrahydrophtalic anhydride **

26590-20-5

11070-44-3

34090-76-1

1694-82-2

3425-89-6

5333-84-6

42498-58-8

Tetrahydrophtalic anhydride **

85-43-8

935-79-5

Tetrachlorophtalic anhydride **

117-08-8

 

Substances that may only be handled with a permit by the Swedish Work Environment Authority
Substances toxic to reproduction CAS-nr
Etylentiourea 96-45-7

* CAS No is the identification number of the substance according to Chemical Abstract Service

** As a guidance value, 0.005 mg/m3 for the combined exposure to organic anhydrides during 15 minutes of inhalation should not be exceeded.

Last updated 2024-12-19