Defra has announced a consultation to seek stakeholder views on various proposals to extend the UK REACH transitional deadlines, currently set to expire in October 2026 / 2028 / 2030.
The consultation sets out three options:
Option 1 – deadlines would be extended to October 2029 / 2030 / 2031; a 3-year extension to the first deadline, 2-year extension to the second, and 1-year extension to the third, reducing the gap in between each deadline to 1 year.
Option 2 – deadlines would be extended to April 2029 / 2031 / 2033; a 2.5-year extension to each deadline, maintaining a 2-year gap between each deadline.
Option 3 – deadlines would be extended to April 2029 / 2030 / 2031; a 2.5-year extension to each deadline, reducing the gap in between each deadline to 1 year.
This consultation is also seeking views on the government’s proposal to extend the dates for the requirement on HSE to carry out compliance checks on 20% of registration dossiers received. This applies under Article 41(5) of the UK REACH Regulation. At present this duty aligns with the current submission deadlines.
The deadline for feedback is 8 September.
