What does REACH stand for?

What does REACH stand for?

The chemical act REACH had been passed in December 2006. The abbreviation REACH stands for:

Registration

Producers and importers of chemicals exceeding 1to/a in volume have to register these chemicals at the new European Chemicals Agency in Helsinki. Therefore details about dangerousness, use and measures ensuring safe use must be provided in a dossier. The amount of data that has to be provided at the registration depends on the volume of the substance produced or imported in a year. A Chemical Safety Report has to be handed in if the volume exceeds 10to/a. It may be based on already existing data, or new analyses have to be performed. Data can be exchanged between the registering companies to share the costs. Producers and importers are obliged to forward this information to the customers ("downstream users") using these chemicals in their production process.

Evaluation

In the evaluation stage, the authorities review the dossier and can, if necessary, request further information and changes in the safety measures described.

Authorisation

Selected chemicals of concern are extensively examined on their dangerousness and the required safety measures. Among those chemicals are CMRs (c = carcinogenic, m = mutagenic and r = reproductive toxins), PBTs (p = persistent, b = bio-accumulative and t = toxic substances), vPvBs (vP = very persistent and vB = very bio-accumulative substances), POPs (P = persistent, o = organic, p = pollutants) as well as chemicals with similar hazard characteristics which severely affect humans or the environment (R51/53). These substances are authorised for a limited time and certain permitted uses only. REACH demands that less harmful substances be tested, and a socio-economic report may be requested.

Chemicals

REACH concerns all so-called "phase-in" chemicals; that means substances that were launched on the market before 1981 (= old substances) and that are listed in the inventories of EINECS (European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances) or NLP (= no longer polymer). All new substances that are listed in the inventory of ELINCS (European List of Notified Chemical Substances) and have already been examined with high outlay in terms of time and cost will be automatically transferred into REACH, without any registration.

A new chemical agency of the EU is going to be established in Helsinki by May 31, 2008. It will manage the technical, scientific and administrative aspects of REACH and therefore ensure conformity within Europe.



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			What does REACH stand for? The chemical act REACH had been passed in December 2006. The abbreviation REACH stands for: Registration Producers and importers of chemicals exceeding 1to/a in volume have to register these chemicals at the new European Chemicals Agency in Helsinki. Therefore details about dangerousness, use and measures ensuring safe use must be provided in a dossier. The amount of data that has to be provided at the registration depends on the volume of the substance produced or imported in a year. A Chemical Safety Report has to be handed in if the volume exceeds 10to/a. It may be based on already existing data, or new analyses have to be performed. Data can be exchanged between the registering companies to share the costs. Producers and importers are obliged to forward this information to the customers ("downstream users") using these chemicals in their production process. Evaluation In the evaluation stage, the authorities review the dossier and can, if necessary, request further information and changes in the safety measures described. Authorisation Selected chemicals of concern are extensively examined on their dangerousness and the required safety measures. Among those chemicals are CMRs (c = carcinogenic, m = mutagenic and r = reproductive toxins), PBTs (p = persistent, b = bio-accumulative and t = toxic substances), vPvBs (vP = very persistent and vB = very bio-accumulative substances), POPs (P = persistent, o = organic, p = pollutants) as well as chemicals with similar hazard characteristics which severely affect humans or the environment (R51/53). These substances are authorised for a limited time and certain permitted uses only. REACH demands that less harmful substances be tested, and a socio-economic report may be requested. of Chemicals REACH concerns all so-called "phase-in" chemicals; that means substances that were launched on the market before 1981 (= old substances) and that are listed in the inventories of EINECS (European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances) or NLP (= no longer polymer). All new substances that are listed in the inventory of ELINCS (European List of Notified Chemical Substances) and have already been examined with high outlay in terms of time and cost will be automatically transferred into REACH, without any registration. A new chemical agency of the EU is going to be established in Helsinki by May 31, 2008. It will manage the technical, scientific and administrative aspects of REACH and therefore ensure conformity within Europe.