Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals
Mid of 2007 the European community has started the count down to activate the long-term prepared REACh ordinance as the new European by-law for chemicals. The main principle of REACh is “No Data – No Market” which means that the precondition for placing a substance in the market is the complete characterization including the ecotoxicological and toxicological data. REACh inverts also the responsibility: Now the industry (and not the authority) is responsible to evaluate the comprehensive set of needed data and to describe a safe use of a substance.
Pre-registration and registration of chemicals
In order to avoid a general blocking of chemicals production the EU has introduced a transition period: All recently produced or imported chemicals had to be pre-registered latest on 30/11/2008 to get the exemption to continue the production up to the final registration. For existing European producers the time frame has been running out.
Now only European producers with new products and Non-EU companies which are new importers have the chance to for a so called “Late Pre-Registration”. This additional transition period ends one year before the final registration is required. (Example: Late preregistration can be made latest 31 May 2017 for substances to be registered by 31 May 2018) .
To pre-register and to register you need special knowledge, the cooperation with other companies producing or importing the same substance under the legal conditions of REACh and an office in one of the European countries..
Now only European producers with new products and Non-EU companies which are new importers have the chance to for a so called “Late Pre-Registration”. This additional transition period ends one year before the final registration is required. (Example: Late preregistration can be made latest 31 May 2017 for substances to be registered by 31 May 2018) .
To pre-register and to register you need special knowledge, the cooperation with other companies producing or importing the same substance under the legal conditions of REACh and an office in one of the European countries..
Only Representative
- As a foreign company without an European legal office you can use European trading companies as the importer (if the company has registered the substances which you want to supply), but more freedom gives you the appointment of an “Only Representative“, which is a special legal construction under REACh.
- Specialists for REACh, regulatory affairs and other chemicals issues are working for ChemCert.
- We provide all the SERVICES leading to the required final registration under REACH and to meet the further obligations, including those to handle as an “Only Representative”.
- For small European companies we take over the work as “Third Party Representative”.
You get the benefit of an individual consultation to solve your special problems instead of an uniform and expensive procedure.
Further information
Guidance on pre-registration
This website describes the need for pre-registration and the opportunities to use extented deadlines (”late pre-registration”).
Remark: The former Guidance document for regular pre-registration is outdated.
Guidance on registration
This document describes when and how to register a substance under REACH. It consists of two parts: one on Registration tasks and obligations and the other on the preparation of the Registration Dossier.
Guidance for identification and naming of substances in REACH
This document describes how to name and identify a substance under REACH.
Guidance on data sharing
This document describes data sharing mechanisms for phase-in and non phase-in substances under REACH. It includes the communication within the SIEF and the cost sharing guidance. The document also describes the Confidential Business Information and Competition Law issues in the context of data sharing.
Other REACH guidance documens
This website describes the need for pre-registration and the opportunities to use extented deadlines (”late pre-registration”).
Remark: The former Guidance document for regular pre-registration is outdated.
Guidance on registration
This document describes when and how to register a substance under REACH. It consists of two parts: one on Registration tasks and obligations and the other on the preparation of the Registration Dossier.
Guidance for identification and naming of substances in REACH
This document describes how to name and identify a substance under REACH.
Guidance on data sharing
This document describes data sharing mechanisms for phase-in and non phase-in substances under REACH. It includes the communication within the SIEF and the cost sharing guidance. The document also describes the Confidential Business Information and Competition Law issues in the context of data sharing.
Other REACH guidance documens