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REACH-IT bulk pre-registration functionality available! |
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REACH-IT bulk pre-registration functionality is finally available!
REACH-IT allows companies to submit pre-registration files for
substances. The new functionality was launched on 22 July and it will
allow companies pre-registering substances to submit a file covering up
to 500 substances. l
Note that pre-registration deadline is end of November! If you miss
this deadline you'll have to submit a full registration dossier prior
to producing or importing substances to the EU.
http://echa.europa.eu/doc/press/pr_08_20_bulk_pre_reg_20080722.pdf
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ECHA Launch 1st Consultation on SVHC |
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ECHA launched the 1st consultation on the substances of very high
concern. These substances have been proposed by EU Member States for
inclusion in the first the candidate list. Both the list and
consultation are available at the url below. The deadline to comment is
August 14.
http://echa.europa.eu/consultations/authorisation/svhc/svhc_cons_en.asp
The publication of a candidate list will have an impact on
your legal obligations under REACH. Contact us if you need our
assistance!
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ECHA Committee for Risk Assessment Operational |
The Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) met in Helsinki for the first
time 29 – 31 January. The RAC plays a key role in formulating the
opinion of the Agency in regard to:
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Assessing the risk from a
use(s) of a substance to human health and/or the environment arising
from those uses for which authorisation is being sought.
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Evaluating as to
whether the restrictions suggested by a Member State or the European
Chemicals Agency for a substance are appropriately reducing the risk to
human health and/or the environment
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Evaluating
proposals from Member States for harmonised classification and
labelling of a substance as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for
reproduction category 1, 2 or 3, or as a respiratory sensitiser, or
also for other effects on a case-by-case basis
If you want to see the composition of RAC:
http://echa.europa.eu/about/organisation/committees/riskassessment_en.html
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Commission Consultation on Exempt Substances |
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The Commission launched a consultation on the substances exempted from REACH: deadline 30 November!
The Commission has been tasked to carry out a number of reviews of the
some Annexes of the REACH. One of them is Annex IV which sets out list
of substances that are exempted from the registration, evaluation and
downstream user provisions of REACH because sufficient information is
known about the substances that they are considered to cause minimum
risk because of their intrinsic properties.
The Commission has to carry out a review of Annex IV before 1 June 2008
and, if required, the Commission also has to produce proposals for
amending the Annex by Comitology through the regulatory procedure with
scrutiny.
In this context, proposals for the inclusion in/deletion of substances
from Annex IV can be made by stakeholders to Member States Competent
Authorities by 30 November 2007, respecting the criteria and
documentation requirements mentioned in the attached document.
Criteria for Inclusion of Substances in Annex IV (pdf)
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Substances of very high concern SVHC |
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