Pre-registration of chemical substances under REACH - the EU Chemicals legislation - started June 1st 2008. Manufactures and importers of substances in EU have five months from that date to submit information to the European Chemical Agency ECHA for pre-registration of substances already on the market.
The pre-registration is the first of many more obligations: formation of Substances Information Exchange Fora (SIEF), data evaluations, testing strategies and chemical safety assessments among others.
Many downstream users of substances worry about REACH and the possible consequences for their production. Some of the issues are:
- What if my supplier does not pre-register the key substance of my production?
- Would it be possible to proceed with a specific use of a substance not supported by my supplier?
DHI has been involved in the REACH Implementation Projects (RIP) and is therefore in an excellent position to provide assistance within the field.
We already provide REACH services to a number of companies, and we are ready to assist your company as well.