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Preparing and submitting an inquiry Before registering, you have a duty to prepare and submit an inquiry to ECHA for 1) all non-phase-in substances and 2) phase-in substances...

If ECHA considers that your registration dossier is not compliant with the information required for your substance at the tonnage band registered, it will issue a decision. This...

Classification and labelling is crutial to ensure a high level of protection of health and the environment, as well as the free movement of substances, mixtures and articles....

All REACH registrants are encouraged to proactively update and review their information so as to improve the quality of their registration dossiers. The following...

Substance evaluation is carried out by the EU Member States. It aims to clarify concerns related to the safe use of a substance. The evaluating competent authority may request...

You need to carry out exposure assessment and risk characterisation for substances registered at above ten tonnes per year, if they are classified as dangerous or as having...

An adaptation to the standard information requirement means that instead of performing a test, you provide a justification that is based either on general rules or on specific...

Under REACH, the standard information requirements are those that are required as a minimum to meet your registration obligations, and they depend directly on how much of a...

REACH requires all registrants to provide sufficient information to identify their substances.There must be only one registration dossier for each substance, so companies using...

You are responsible for collecting information on the tonnages, properties and uses of the substances you manufacture or import in quantities of more than one tonne a year. You...

These general recommendations highlight ECHA’s key messages for keeping your registration data in order and improving it proactively. Update regularly You are responsible for...

Once you have found your co-registrants and agreed on the substance sameness with them, you need to agree on how to work together to share the responsibilities and costs of...

You will need to share data and register your substance jointly with other companies. In practice, this means that you need to: find your co-registrants; agree with your...

If you are an SME or a consultant for an SME, you can take advantage of the IUCLID Cloud for SMEs to create your dossier in the IUCLID format. To use the service, you will need...

These Dos and Don'ts can help make your cooperation with other co-registrants smoother. Dos Don'ts ✓ Be reliable, consistent and open in your communication ✗ Spend too much...

See also under the Regulations section Pre-registration Inquiry Registration Substance identification DCG recommendation to continue co-registrants' cooperation

Demonstrating the safe use of your substance in a registration dossier requires a significant investment of time, money and expertise. You will need to have dialogue and,...

Recommendations to registrants from evaluation

21 November 2018 1 Information on manual verification at completeness check ECHA performs a completeness check on each incoming registration to ensure that...

See also under the Regulations section Substance identification

Further information General Report from the Commission on the operation of REACH and review of certain elements (5 March 2018). Further information related to the ongoing...

News Keep your registration up to date, 6 November 2018 Special e-News, 6 November 2018 More information on dossier evaluation processes available, 18 October 2018 Data on...

Latest news on REACH 2018 Keep your registration up to date, 6 November ECHA increases visibility of authority activities, 15 October Member registrants will start receiving...

REACH 2018 phases Phase 1: Know your portfolio Phase 2: Find your co-registrants Phase 3: Get organised with your co-registrants Phase 4: Assess hazard and risk Phase 5: Prepare...

How to get organised for dossier updates

Substance phase-in/non phase-in status and NONS allocation At the registration level phase-in/non phase-in status is derived by the status indicated by the company in the...

Dissemination and Confidentiality under the REACH Regulation Release date October 2018 1 Annankatu 18, P.O. Box 400, FI-00121 Helsinki, Finland | Tel. +358 9 686180 |...

How to prepare an inquiry dossier 2 How to prepare an inquiry dossier Version 3.0 Annankatu 18, P.O. Box 400, FI-00121 Helsinki, Finland | Tel....

How to prepare registration and PPORD dossiers 2 How to prepare registration and PPORD dossiers Version 6.0 Annankatu 18, P.O. Box...

Supporting material Video tutorial on how to use Validation assistant in IUCLID [YouTube] [EN] High level summary of all DQA rules [PDF] [EN] Download the latest version of...

1. Know your portfolio 2. Find your co-registrants 3. Get organised with your co-registrants 4. Assess hazard and risk 5. Prepare your registration as a IUCLID dossier 6....

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Obligation to work together with your co-registrants All co-registrants for the same substance are part of a cooperation group called a substance information exchange forum...

10 years of REACH registration For 10 years, chemicals companies have assessed the risks of their chemicals used in Europe and sent that information to ECHA according to the...

# Registrations % # Substances Registrations in Joint Submissions 26 582 97% 9 079 Lead 6 782 26% 6,501 Member 19 800 74% 4,858 Individual Registrations under REACH ...

Under REACH, there is no obligation to register substances in amounts below one tonne a year. To further encourage innovation, substances used in scientific research and...

News Simpler IUCLID Cloud now available to all REACH registrants, 15 May 2018 Watch a webinar: Guided dossier preparation in IUCLID Cloud, 14 February 2018 IUCLID Cloud now...

Guidance for identification and naming of substances under REACH and CLP Version 2.1 - May 2017 3 G U I D A N C E Guidance for identification and naming of ...

News REACH-IT closed for maintenance 4-5 June 2018 REACH-IT open 24/7 as of 16 March Enhanced completeness check delivers its first results, 15 February 2017 REACH 2018:...

See also under the Chemicals in our Life website How are chemicals controlled Industry to register chemicals Safety precautions and exposure

Tips for SMEs 1. Define why you need a consultant Do you want advice on the registration process or someone to do the actual work for you? Or do you need help with certain...

4 Assess hazards and risks of substances These examples are based on real situations, and illustrate some recommended steps to gather the information you need to register a...

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Support Letter template for data-sharing and joint submission negotiations [.docx] Help for registrants in exceptional situations - DCG solutions News Guidance on data...

Registration Statistics # Registrations # Substances Registrations in Joint Submissions 50 500 9 497 Lead 10 056 N/A Member 40 444 N/A Individual Registrations...

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Does your organisation interact with manufacturers and importers of chemicals who need to register by 31 May 2018? Or, with users of chemicals who need to make sure their uses...