Saturday, September 17, 2011

REACH Registration Deadlines 2010, 2013 and 2018

REACH requires all companies manufacturing or placing a substance on the EU market in quantities greater than 1t/year to register that substance with the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). For legal reasons, only companies with a legal entity in Europe are allowed to submit a registration; however, non-EU companies may submit registration by appointing an EU-based Only Representative to register on their behalf, in which case their importers will be regarded as downstream users and do not need to do registrations.

REACH Registration Deadlines 2010, 2013 and 2018

Substances can be categorized into two groups under REACH: phase-in substances and non phase-in substances. Each group has different REACH registration deadlines.

Phase-in substances("existing substances") enjoy benefits of extended registration deadlines if pre-registered before Dec 2008. The principle is that the higher the tonnage, the earlier the registration deadline. Substances classified as CMR1/2 or R50/53(100t/y+)need to be registered before 30 Nov 2010.

Non phase-in substances("new substances not covered by the definition of a phase in substance") need to be registered immediately before being placed in the EU market.

More info about REACH registration can be found below.
REACH Registration Deadlines

Reminder: Since Switzerland is not a member of the EU or the European Economic Area (EEA), EU REACH regulation does not apply. Switzerland has its own chemical regulations adopting REACH-like registration and restriction requirements. Please refer to Swiss Chemicals Ordinance (ChemO) and Swiss Chemical Risk Reduction Ordinance (ORRChem) for more info.

What is New? Top 10 Differences between Taiwan TCSCA and EU REACH Compared

Taiwan TCSCA is another new important REACH-like chemical regulation that imitates EU REACH regulation. Despite many similarities, Taiwan TCSCA and EU REACH are different in many aspects. In this article, we have summarized the top 10 differences between Taiwan TCSCA and EU REACH to help you comply with TCSCA.

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