Back in 2007 the final and most important part of the european reach regulation came into force see. In urgent cases, please submit your question through the contact form. In march 2018, the world trade organization wto announced a proposal from the european union eu to amend the restriction of three phthalates dehp, dbp and bbp under entry 51 to annex xvii of reach safeguard 5418 1. New restrictions on substances or changes existing restrictions. Reach is a european union regulation concerning the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals.
Declaration of conformance eu rohs directive china rohs. Regulation ec no 19072006 registration, evaluation. Reach is the regulation ec no 19072006 of the european parliament and of the council of 18 december 2006 concerning the r egistration, e valuation, a uthorization and r estriction of c hemicals. Article 72 of the reach regulation must be interpreted as meaning that, for the purposes. Eu reach regulations revised in compliance magazine. Regulation ec no 19072006 of the european parliament. This is done by the four processes of reach, namely the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals. Read the complete text of the amended reach regulations. Objectivethe purpose of this regulation is to ensure a high level of protection of human health and the environment. Tools like iuclid and use maps therefore include free text fields for the name of the. This document relates to the reach regulation ec no 19072006 of the european. The following declaration meets or exceeds the requirements of. This document relates to the reach regulation ec no 19072006 of the european parliament. Guidance on requirements for substances in articles.
The biocidal products regulation eu no 5282012 bpr list of. Reach is the european regulation on registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals. Reach also aims to enhance innovation and competitiveness of the eu chemicals. The changes affect chemical limits as originally identified in annex xvii of the reach regulation ec no 19072006. On 1 june 2007 regulation ec no 19072006 concerning the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals. Nevertheless, the term nickel directive is still used to refer to the restrictions on nickel usage and the prescribed test. The european union s council of environment ministers adopted the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals reach regulation on 18 december 2006. If an eu wide control is necessary, the prereach process to restrict the marketing and use of substances has been very slow. To provide a high level of protection of human health and the environment from. Eu rohs directive china rohs eu reach california prop 65. Article 33 of the reach regulation must be interpreted as meaning that, for the purposes of application of that provision, it is for the supplier of a product one or more constituent articles of which contains a candidate list substance of very high concern in a concentration above 0. Fact sheet access to documents at echa, key figures pdfen. Reach is a regulation that comprehensively governs the registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemical substances in the eu european union. Regulation ec no 10492001 of the european parliament and the council regarding.
Reach addresses the production and use of chemical substances, and their potential impacts on both human health and the environment. It also promotes alternative methods for the hazard assessment of substances in order to reduce. Reach shifts the responsibility from public authorities to industry with regards to assessing and managing the risks posed by chemicals and. L 3962 en official journal of the european union 30. As reach is of eea european economic area relevance, iceland, liechtenstein and norway will apply reach after it has been incorporated into the agreement of european economic area. Its 849 pages took seven years to pass, and it has been described as the most complex legislation in the unions history. Reach stands for registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals. Reach restriction is designed as a safety net to manage risks that are not addressed by the other reach processes any substance which is used as a substance in preparations or articles, shall be restricted in eu, as long as the use of the substance poses an unacceptable risk to human health or the environment. The nickel directive was a european union directive regulating the use of nickel in jewellery and other products that come into contact with the skin. This was achieved by passing more responsibility for the management of chemicals to the. Regulation ec no 19072006 on registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemicals reach, a law regulating chemical substances in the eu eea, is designed to protect human health and the environment. The reach regulation aims to improve the protection of human health and the environment through the better and earlier identification of the intrinsic properties of chemical substances. European chemicals agency, amending directive 199945ec and repealing council regulation eec no. Changes to account for new countries joining the eu.
On december 18, 2018, the eu published regulation eu 20182005 2 to replace entry 51 to annex xvii of reach 3. This has been a barrier to innovation within the eu chemicals industry by discouraging research and invention of new substances and favouring the development and use of existing substances over new ones. M6 commission regulation eu no 2762010 of 31 march 2010 l 86 7 1. High concern svhc candidate list article 33, eu reach regulation no 19072006 chairman batteries may contain substances listed on the candidate list of.
The consolidated version of the regulation ec no 19072006 of the european parliament and of the council on the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals reach incorporates all of the amendments and corrigenda to reach until the date marked in the first page of the regulation. This document describes when to register a substance under reach. The eu reach regulation the reach regulation and what. The european chemicals agency echa is producing a series of simplified versions of the. Since 1 june 2009, it has been subsumed into the reach regulation, specifically item 27 of annex xvii to that regulation. All chemicals produced in or imported into the eu, in quantities over 1 tonne per year, will have to be registered evaluation. Reach registration services and regulatory assistance with respect to regulation ec no 19072006 eu reach. Reach is a regulation of the european union, adopted to improve the protection of human health and the environment from the risks that can be posed by. Reach standards for the regulation ec no 19072006 of the european parliament and of the council of 18 december 2006 concerning the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals reach. Introduction to eu reach regulation regulation ec no. Reach clp tips for users of chemicals the reach regulation ec 19072006 includes the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals. It came into force on 1st june 2007 and replaced a number of european directives and regulations with a single system.
Reach ec 19072006 aims to improve the protection of human health and the environment through the better and earlier identification of the intrinsic properties of chemical substances. Registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of. Reach certificate of compliance is a document certifying that a product is compliant with the eu reach regulation ec no 19072006. Each entry shows a substance or a group of substances or a substance in a mixture, and the consequent restriction conditions. On 23 april 2015, regulation eu 2015628 was published in the official journal of the european union ojeu to expand the scope of lead restriction from jewellery articles to articles or accessible parts of articles for the general public if such products. Global regulatory services biocide registration r4bp. The substances listed are sealed away from human or environmental. How to comply with the eus reach chemical regulations when youre using, making, selling or importing chemicals in the eu, and how to prepare for 1 january 2021. Reach supports and complements other eu legislation that also applies to users of chemicals, including.
Regulation ec no 19072006 of the european parliament and of the council of 18 december 2006 concerning the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals reach, establishing a european chemicals agency, amending directive 199945ec and repealing council regulation eec no 79393 and commission regulation ec no 148894 as well as council directive 76769eec and. Reach is a regulation of the european union, adopted to improve the protection of human health and the environment from the risks that can be posed by chemicals, while enhancing the competitiveness of the eu chemicals industry. Reach requires the registration, over a period of 11 years, of approximately 30,000 chemical substances in use today. The echa website is temporarily down for maintenance. Regulation ec no 19072006 of the european parliament and of the council. Reach applies to substances manufactured or imported into the eu in quantities of 1 tonne per year or more. A comprehensive solution for reach regulation ec19072006 compliance. These chemicals may be present at levels greater than 0. Registering chemicals in the eu reach regulation your. To comply with the regulation, you must identify and manage the risks associated with the substances you manufacture and market in the eueea. Eu reach regulation statement macom technology solutions is committed to compliance with the eu reach regulation, ec19072006, regarding the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals. Statement on eu reach provisions nxp semiconductors.
This legal act is a regulation thus applying directly in the member states no national implementing measures are required. Addition of substances to the authorisation list annex xiv adaptations to account for the. The aim of reach is to enhance protection of human health and environment. It entered into force in 2007, replacing the former legislative framework for chemicals in the eu. We are in compliance with the requirements set by the reachregulation and are closely following any modification of the reachregulation as well as the current candidate.
This eu law requires each chemical manufactured or imported into the eu above the 1 ty threshold, to have a registration dossier. Downs tream about the reach regulation users reachclp. Due to the continuously evolving legislation, to get the latest regulation we recommend to consult the reach legislation page of the website of echa. There are exemptions on medical, veterinary, alimentary and cosmetic products, polymers and some onsite isolated intermediates. Intertek provides a singlesource solution for complying with the registration, testing, and documentation requirements of the european union s complex reach regulation registration, evaluation, and authorization of chemical substances ec19072006, working directly with the. Regulation eu 20191148 of the european parliament and of the council of 20 june 2019 on the marketing and use of explosives precursors, amending regulation ec no 19072006 and repealing regulation eu no 9820 text with eea relevance. The following information is given to you to address. The aim is to protect human health and the environment from risks from chemicals. Substances will be assessed by the european chemicals agency to identify those of highest risk authorization. This declaration of conformity represents that based on all available information known to fastenal up to this date, all duties under the european union regulation no. Reach registration, evaluation, authorization and restrictions of chemicals is the eu regulatory framework for chemicals. Original text of the reach regulation and its amendments.
As a manufacturer or importer registering such substances, you must show the european chemicals agency echa how they can be used safely and use a safety data sheet to inform potential users in the. It shall apply without prejudice to community workplace and environmental legislation. Eu reach regulation 19072006 supplier response sheet february 2020. Reach registration, evaluation, authorization, restriction, chemicals what is reach regulation. This is done by the four core processes of reach, namely the registration, evaluation, authorisation and. Eu biocides compliance services the new biocidal product regulation ec no.
However, users are reminded that the text of the reach regulation is the only. The articles supplied to you are fully compliant with the reach regulations annex xvii substance restrictions. Reach stands for registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemicals and has been adopted to improve the protection of human health and the environment from the risks that can be posed by chemicals, while enhancing the competitiveness of the eu chemicals industry. Reach is an european community regulation that directly applies in all 27 member states of the european union. The original reach legal text has been amended on a number of occasions since its original publication. Regulation ec no 19072006 of the european parliament and of the council of 18 december 2006 concerning the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals reach, establishing a european chemicals agency, amending directive 199945ec and repealing council. Reach is the eus major regulation for chemicals involving the registration and evaluation of the thousands of chemicals which are used in many everyday products and articles which are placed on the european union market, both those manufactured in the eu as well as those which are imported. A free zone or a free warehouse on the eu territory is part of the eu.
Reach stands for registration, evaluation and authorisation of chemicals. Registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals reach is a european union regulation dating from 18 december 2006. Eu expands restriction of phthalates under reach sgs. Substances restricted under reach the table below is the annex xvii to reach and includes all the restrictions adopted in the framework of reach and the previous legislation, directive 76769eec.