Under the REACH Regulation, substance recycling is considered equal to manufacture. In principle, REACH registration obligations apply to recycled substances in the same way as to any other material. However, REACH registration is not required when a substance (on its own, in a mixture or in an article) was previously registered and was recycled or […]
Under the REACH Regulation, substance recycling (and recovery) is considered equal to manufacture. In the same way as for other substances subject to REACH registration, the substance identity must be established. The information considered to be sufficient for correct identification and naming of the substance is listed in Annex VI, and includes: Name(s) in the […]
As of 31 May 2017, it is no longer possible to benefit from the extended REACH registration deadline for “phase-in” substances. From this date, substances must be registered with ECHA prior to manufacturing or import in quantities above 1 tonne per year. The first step is to inform ECHA of your intentions to register through […]
The REACH Regulation (EC/1907/2006) concerns the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals. Contrary to the Cosmetics Regulation, REACH does not apply to products, but to individual chemical substances. As such, it applies to chemicals used in industrial processes as well as in our day-to-day lives: substances present in articles such as clothes, furniture and […]
REACH defines an intermediate as “a substance that is manufactured for and consumed in or used for chemical processing in order to be transformed into another substance.” The main implication of this definition is that the substance used as an intermediate will be reacted, and will not be present in any (end)product. The (potential) exposure […]
Companies that manufacturer or import chemical substances in quantities above 1 tonne are responsible for demonstrating how substances can be used safely. To this end, they must collect information regarding the physical chemical properties, hazard profile and uses of their substances. If a substance is identified to be hazardous, a Chemical Safety Assessment (CSA) must […]