Cos’is REACH?
REACH it is a regulation of the european Union, adopted to improve the protection of human health and the environment from the risks of chemicals, while enhancing the competitiveness of the european chemical industry. The regulation also promotes alternative methods for the hazard assessment of substances in order to reduce the number of tests on animals.
The REACH regulation gives businesses the burden of proof, for which companies, in accordance with the regulation, must identify and manage the risks linked to the substances they manufacture and sell in the european Union, to demonstrate to ECHA how to use these substances without risk and inform users of the risk management measures.
Registration
The companies are responsible for the collection of information about the properties and uses of substances they manufacture or import in quantities of one tonne or more in the year. In addition, they are required to assess the hazards and potential risks of the substance.
This information is communicated to ECHA through a registration dossier that contains the information related to the dangers and, if relevant, an assessment of the risks of the use of the substance may present, and the related risk management measures.
The registration obligation applies to the substances, as such, substances in mixtures and certain substances in articles. The chemical substances already regulated by other regulations, such as medicines, or radioactive substances are partially or completely exempted from the requirements of the REACH regulation.
The registration is based on the principle of ' one substance, one registration“. This means that manufacturers and importers of the same substance are required to submit with their registration. The spectral information and analytics provided must be consistent and sufficient to confirm the identity of the substance.
The registration of a substance generally provides for the payment of a fee.
30 November 2010
Deadline for registration of substances manufactured or imported in quantities equal to or in excess of 1 000 tonnes per year, carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction in quantities above 1 tonne per year, and substances hazardous to aquatic organisms or to the environment in quantities exceeding 100 tonnes per year.
31 may 2013
Deadline for registration of substances manufactured or imported in quantities between 100 and 1 000 tonnes per year.
31 may 2018
Deadline for registration of substances manufactured or imported in quantities between 1 and 100 tonnes per year.