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    REACH, CLP and BIOCIDE Glossary

    2024-10-16T09:37:00Z

    You can download these definitions but please note that they are for information purposes only. The legal texts are the only authentic legal references; please see the relevant legislation for the full and exact legal definitions. 

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    What Does CLP Mean for Retailers?

    2024-10-01T13:42:00Z

    Introduction Any retailer who sells paint, nail varnish remover, bleach or washing powder will have seen the orange and black warning symbols which adorn the packaging of these chemically based products. The main responsibility for deciding what label goes on these products is the job of the manufacturer or ...

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    Writing your Chemical Safety Report

    2024-10-01T11:43:00Z

    Anyone that is involved in REACH and registering a substance in a tonnage band greater than 10 tonnes per year or an SVHC, will need to write a chemical safety report (CSR) to support their registration.

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    UK and EU REACH Registration: Inquiry and the Next Steps

    2024-10-01T11:35:00Z

    This workshop will be of particular interest to companies that need to register before manufacture or import of substance(s).

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    Importing goods into the EU/UK, managing your SVHC obligations

    2024-10-01T11:28:00Z

    Every product is made from substances, and substances in articles need to be “registered” if they are intended to be released.

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    PPORD Dossier Creation

    2024-09-27T13:02:00Z

    The PPORD exemption allows manufacture or import of 1 tonne or more per year of a substance for production and process oriented research and development by yourself or customers without full registration. Only if the trials are successful and there is a need for commercial production or use, will a full registration be needed.

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    Transitional Measures under the BPR

    2024-09-26T15:00:00Z

    On 1 September 2013, the European Commission implemented the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR), in doing so repealing the Biocidal Products Directive (BPD) and the Member States’ national legislation implementing it.

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    An introduction to Article 26 Inquiry

    2024-09-25T09:36:00Z

    The aim of REACH is to improve the protection of human health and the environment. In order to understand the risks of chemicals and know how to use them safely, the intrinsic hazardous properties of those substances must first be identified. 

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    Socio-economic analysis and REACH

    2024-09-24T14:49:00Z

    The overall aim of a socio-economica analysis is to analyse and document whether the socio-economic benefits of continued use of a substance outweigh the risks of continued use for human health and the environment.

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    Applying for an Authorisation

    2024-09-24T14:44:00Z

    If a substance is listed in Annex XIV of REACH, you will not be able to place on the EU / EEA market or use that substance in the EU / EEA after the ‘sunset date’ without a valid authorisation. 

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    Deciding whether to apply for authorisation

    2024-09-24T14:40:00Z

    Seeking authorisation will be a time-consuming and expensive process, and there are no guarantees that an application will be successful. Our guidance will show you what to do.

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    What to do when a substance appears on the Authorisation List

    2024-09-24T14:35:00Z

    This short document explains briefly how Authorisation might affect you if you supply products containing substances that end up in Annex XIV to REACH and which actions you may need to take, depending on your role in the supply chain.

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    REACHReady template letters

    2024-09-24T13:21:00Z

    Many of our subscribers have asked us to draft letters they can send to their contacts addressing the key questions about responsibilities under REACH and CLP.

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    Communication of uses

    2024-09-24T13:21:00Z

    One key aspect of REACH is to improve communication in the supply chain. An increased amount of available information will ensure Downstream Users (DUs) of substances and mixtures have some assurance that how they use those chemicals is appropriate. It will also ensure that suppliers of chemicals do not propose uses that are not fit for purpose.

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    REACHReady Guidance: Examination of testing proposals

    Testing proposals As part of a registration under the REACH Regulation, a registrant is required to submit a dossier containing information about the substance to ECHA. What information needs to be submitted and what tests should be conducted to obtain this information are listed in Annexes VII-X of the Regulation, ...

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    Guidance on Substance evaluation

    What is substance evaluation? Evaluation has a role to play in all parts of the REACH Regulation. Not only is it the process by which dossiers are checked to ensure compliance with registration requirements, but it is also one of the processes by which substances may be identified as candidates ...

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    Guidance on Dossier evaluation

    What is dossier evaluation? Evaluation forms a key part of the REACH Regulation, it’s what the ‘E’ stands for after all. It is a process that can be divided into three distinct parts: dossier evaluation; examination of testing proposals, and substance evaluation. Dossier evaluation is a process performed by ECHA ...

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    Writing ExtSDS for Mixtures – LCID, SUMIs & SWEDs

    Under the REACH regulations there is no formal obligation for any actor within the supply chain to prepare an exposure scenario for a mixture. However, a formulator must include relevant exposure scenarios and other relevant information from the SDS supplied to him when compiling their own SDS/extSDS so the information ...

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    Advice for Joint Registrants on Exposure Scenarios, DNELs and the CSR

    REACHReady’s aim is to help our subscribers help themselves achieve compliance. A plethora of guidance and articles about REACH and CLP can make it all seem more complicated and difficult than it is, so much of what we do is to remove some of the mystery and fear. We want ...

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    Guidance on the Chemical Safety Assessment for metals

    A chemical safety assessment and its associated report (CSR) for metals and metal compounds (inorganics) requires special attention to ensure that hazard, exposure and risk assessments meet the requirements for a CSR under REACH Article 14. The major areas of concern include: determination of natural background levels and historical ...