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REACH:
Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation of CHemicals
(World's Strictest Chemicals Law)
To stay in business in EU under REACH,
Pre-register your chemicals now!
If you manufacture, import, or use chemicals, or import articles,
the pre-registration period 1 June 2008 – 1 December 2008
is a critical time for your business.
Companies from outside the EU can not register substances themselves, they can appoint an Only Representative within EU.
On October 29, 2003 the European Commission adopted a proposal for a new EU regulatory framework for chemicals called REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of CHemicals).
On December 14, 2006 The European Parliament approved a compromise text for the regulation.
On December 18, The EU Council, the highest legislative body in the EU, voted in favor of the REACH regulation, The REACH legislation will become effective on June 1, 2007.
REACH regulation will replace 40+ legislative texts now governing chemicals in the European Union. REACH is considered as the world's strictest chemicals law. It is one of the largest-ever EU laws put together by the EU and it will shift responsibilities of collecting chemical security information from regulators to enterprises."
This new regulation obliges the producers to register about 30,000 chemical substances placed (produced or imported) on the European single market. Many of the chemicals are substances used in everyday products such as cosmetics, toys and building materials, etc.
Eventually, chemicals covered by this new regulation will not be allowed to enter the European market without the compliance to REACH regulations.
Worldwide chemical companies should prepare for this new EU REACH regulation, to ensure continuing selling of chemical products to the European Union. There is not much time left until the REACH becomes effective on June 1, 2007, however, most chemical producers are not fully aware of REACH or have not yet started the preparation for the implementation of REACH.
Timeline to comply with REACH
| Date |
Action |
| 1 June 2007 |
REACH came in to force |
| 1 June 2008 |
Pre-registration for existing (‘phase-in’) substances starts
Registration for new (‘non phase-in’) substances starts |
| 30 November 2008 |
Pre-registration for ‘phase-in’ substances ends |
| 1 December 2008 |
Registration for existing substances (that have not been pre-registered) starts |
| 1 January 2009 |
List of pre-registered substances published and SIEFs are formed |
| 1 June 2009 |
First recommendation of priority substances to be considered for authorisation published by ECHA |
1 December 2010
PHASE 1 |
By this date the following pre-registered ‘phase-in’ substances should have been registered when supplied at:
- = 1000 tonnes per annum (tpa) or;
- = 100 tpa and classified under CHIP as very toxic to aquatic organisms or;
- = 1 tpa and classified under CHIP as Cat 1 or 2 carcinogens, mutagens or reproductive toxicants
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1 June 2013
PHASE 2 |
Deadline for registration of substances supplied at = 100 tpa |
1 June 2018
PHASE 3 |
Deadline for registration of substances supplied at = 1 tpa |
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