Spotlight on Regulatory Updates
What You Need to Know
REACH Only Representative Supply Chain Communication
Communication with your upstream suppliers and your downstream customers is a very important aspect of the REACH programme regardless of your status under REACH. For non-EU suppliers who have appointed an Only Representative, they should use their OR to guide them through the quagmire of upstream and downstream communications. Upstream Communications: This can encompass two...
IUCLID upgrade allows ECHA to increase information dissemination
Are you confused by what is meant by dissemination of Safety Data Sheet information and confidentiality claims? If so, I bet you are not alone. The recent upgrade to IUCLID 5.4 with the corresponding new version of REACH IT will allow ECHA to increase the amount of information currently available to the public from REACH...
Why do I need an Only Representative?
While the benefits of appointing an Only Representative will be discussed here at a later date, this article will focus on the factors and scenarios that would result in the need for an Only Representative to be appointed. Only Representative Role: Non-EU manufacturers and formulators can appoint an EU based legal entity as their Only...
Changing Only Representative: How? Why? Costs?
This article will outline the steps involved and the cost Changing your Only Representitiveconsiderations of changing an Only Representative.Only Representatives have legal obligations as outlined in the REACH Regulation.By appointing an Only Representative, Non-EU Manufacturers and Formulators have selected one entity to assume the REACH registrations obligations for substances that they supply to the EU...
OSHA Adopts GHS, What This Means for US Companies
Based on our experience, the following are Frequently Asked Questions that we receiveCLP, GHS OSHA about GHS. This article answers the most asked questions about GHS with a What? Where? Why? When? & How? type approach. WHAT? What does GHS stand for? GHS stands for the Globally Harmonized System for the Classification and Labeling of...
Confused by CLP and GHS?
Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) is a chemical regulation that seeks to protect human health, ecosystems and the environment whilst maintaining worldwide trade. Over the years, the United Nations have developed harmonised criteria for classification and labelling of dangerous/hazardous chemicals. The result was called the Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (UN...
ECHA Requires Registrants to Upgrade their NONs Dossiers
ECHA now require notified NONs NONs Dossiers Upgrade Required for REACHDossiers to be upgraded to allow for dissemination through the ECHA website. ECHA is now going to be making the NONs dossiers publically available on the ECHA CHEM portal. This means that any missing information, incorrect information or potentially unclaimed confidential sections of your NONs...
CLP Regulations Change -Food/Feed ingredients no longer exempt
Change in the applicability of CLP RegulationsFood Additives¦labeling and CLP mean food and feed ingredients not in their finished state are no longer exempt Before the 2nd of July 2012 food and feed ingredients not in their final state were exempt from the Classification Labeling and Packaging Regulations according to the FAQ’s published on the...
CLP/GHS – When a pictogram paints a thousand words
CLP/GHS applies to you if you manufacture or import chemical substances or mixtures. Hazardous substances or mixtures must have a label that includes the following elements; General Rules Name, address and telephone number of the supplier (s); Nominal quantity of the substance or mixture in the package made available to the general public, unless this...
Substance Sameness for the 2013 REACH Registration deadline
ECHA recently presented Substance Sameness for REACH Registrationa webinar outlining the importance of substance identification and sharing of data for the 2013 registration deadline. While this is a very pertinent issue for companies that have a registration deadline for a phase-in substance in 2013, it also has consequences for companies who do not have an...
Applying for REACH Authorization
Find out what it takes to apply for substance authorization under REACH. Get insight into the committee’s opinions and find out about important dates to remember. Applicants information ECHA have conducted an analysis of what is confidential business information and what can be publically disseminated which is presented below: A brief description of the use...
REACH Dossier Preparation: Safety Assessments & Substance Evaluation
A chemical safety assessment is required for any substance manufactured or imported at 10 or more tonnes per year, including an exposure assessment and risk characterisation for all identified hazards. The assessment needs to cover the whole of the life cycle of the substance. In order to do this, ECHA recommend that you co-operate with...