Actors in the supply chainmeans all manufacturers and/or importers and/or downstream users in a supply chain;

Agency means the European Chemicals Agency as established by this Regulation;

Alloy means a metallic material, homogenous on a macroscopic scale, consisting of two or more elements so combined that they cannot be readily separated by mechanical means.

Competent authority means the authority or authorities or bodies established by the Member States to carry out the obligations arising from this Regulation;

Distributor means any natural or legal person established within the Community, including a retailer, who only stores and places on the market a substance, on its own or in a preparation, for third parties;

Downstream user means any natural or legal person established within the Community, other than the manufacturer or the importer, who uses a substance, either on its own or in a preparation, in the course of his industrial or professional activities. A distributor or a consumer is not a downstream user.

Exposure scenario means the set of conditions, including operational conditions and risk management measures, that describe how the substance is manufactured or used during its life-cycle and how the manufacturer or importer controls, or recommends downstream users to control, exposures of humans and the environment. These exposure scenarios may cover one specific process or use or several processes or uses as appropriate;

Full study report means a complete and comprehensive description of the activity performed to generate the information. This covers the complete scientific paper as published in the literature describing the study performed or the full report prepared by the test house describing the study performed;

Identified use means a use of a substance on its own or in a preparation, or a use of a preparation, that is intended by an actor in the supply chain, including his own use, or that is made known to him in writing by an immediate downstream user;

Intended release of substances Release of substances from products is intended when:

• the release is essential for the end use function of the product or when the product would not work sufficiently without the release, (e.g. release of ink from felt tip pens, release of detergents from cleaning wipes)
• the release contributes to a quality or minor function of the product, i.e. the release contributes to an added value of the product, which is not directly connected to the end use
  function, e.g release of perfume from a perfumed eraser or dishwasher tablet
  
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