Gesetzgebung & Anwendung
ECHA published guidance on how to get started in SIEF
ECHA has published a REACH Fact Sheet providing registrants top tips on how to get started in SIEFs (Substance Information Exchange Fora). According to ECHA, SIEFs have a critical role within REACH and they want to assist to ensure that registrants succeed in sharing and assessing data as well as preparing the common parts of the registration. At the same time, the European Chemicals Agency emphasizes that SIEFS are independent - they are not "owned" by ECHA.
 
ECHA Press Release
 
Chemical shipment halted in Belgium
Make sure that all your substances and preparations imported into the EU are accompanied by their REACH pre-registration number and REACH compliant Safety Data Sheets as a shipment from the USA has been blocked from entering Belgium.
 
Customs officials demanded evidence of the shipment being pre-registered under REACH. The concerned company’s Only Representative was able to produce proof of REACH compliance the next morning so that the shipment could continue while the paperwork was dealt with. Thanks to the Only Representative the shipment was not delayed for more than a matter of hours.
 
Although REACH allows six months from the date of import or first manufacture for companies to submit late pre-registrations or for Only Representatives to add new downstream users, in reality companies may need to achieve this much faster as enforcement authorities and customers may demand evidence of pre-registration. Non-compliance with REACH requirements can result in heavy fines and in some cases even in imprisonment.
 
According to the Dutch Ministry of Environment (VROM), also enforcement authorities in the Netherlands are seeking evidence of pre-registration for imports and checking the compliance of Safety Data Sheets. Absence of this information could prevent clearance of customs documentation.
 
Russia to harmonise legislation in line with REACH and GHS

The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade intends to introduce draft legislation in April 2009 to amend the law, On the Safety of Chemical Production.

 

The proposed measures to be discussed within the Russian government focus on technical regulations regarding the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) guidelines.  If adopted, the amendments would help bring Russian law in line with EU and Council of the European Community directives, including acts concerning the rules of registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemicals (REACH).

 

The scope of the amended technical regulations is sweeping, covering numerous classifications of chemical products such as gas, pig iron, ferroalloys, foundry alloys, steel, nonferrous metals and their raw materials, alloys and compounds, organic chemicals, inorganic chemicals, chemical fertilizers, polymers, plastics, chemical fiber and rubber, paint materials, photographic materials, magnetic materials, household chemical products, synthetic dyes, wood products, rubber and asbestos products, chemical and chemical reagents, as well as petrochemical products.

 

According to lawmakers, the adoption of the proposed technical regulations would facilitate the study of the hazardous properties of chemical products, raise awareness of market participants about the properties of chemical products, and encourage market participants to use the safest chemical products.  In addition to enhancing the safety of chemical production in Russia, the proposed legislation would facilitate the removal of trade barriers for European and Russian producers of chemical products.

 
Commission Regulation amending Annexes IV and V

The Commission Regulation amending Annexes IV and V of the REACH Regulation has been offically published. Member States on the REACH Article 133 Committee voted on the Regulation in June, with all but three voting to accept the text, which has now also been reviewed by the European Parliament.


Please find the official text here:

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:268:0014:0019:EN:PDF

 
Wichtig Leitlinien Zur Non EU Hersteller

The 27th May of 2008 the guidance on registration has been updated in line with the new Commission interpretation on aggregation of tonnages. Only Representatives (OR) that represent multiple non-EU producers must submit a separate registration for each of these substance producers.

The Commission announced further changes to the Only Representative rules, which will be included in the guidance on registration in due time (exp. fall 2008).

If you are a non-EU producer make sure to comply with these changes in the guidance on registration.

 
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