Customized Assessment
Our trusted “In-country” partners offer specialized services such as Only Representative services, Notifications, Registrations, and GHS services depending on your needs.
Global Regulatory Support
Oversee your global regulatory obligations with our extensive expertise in various jurisdictions.
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Regulatory
ExpertiseAn extensive understanding of global regulatory requirements is essential to place chemicals on the market. We can assist you with these requirements across the globe.
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Comprehensive
SupportWe track regulatory requirements in over 40 locations worldwide and can help you tackle your chemical compliance obligations on a global scale.
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Compliance
SoftwareOur dedicated in-house software, Element1, offers a global regulatory tracking service. This will help you to monitor your obligations in all relevant jurisdictions.
Global Chemical Regulatory Support
Unlock the complexities of global regulations to ensure seamless compliance with their varied requirements.
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Global Chemical Regulations
- Many countries, including the US, Canada, Turkey, Japan, South Korea, and Australia, have chemical control regulations similar to EU REACH.
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Scope
- Global chemical compliance is vital for companies to ensure that they meet local and international regulations governing the manufacture, handling, and distribution of chemicals in order to protect human health, the environment, and maintain safety standards to ensure continual market access for their products.
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Requirements
- H2 Compliance empowers your business to stay ahead by tracking over 120 global regulations, ensuring you stay compliant and never miss a deadline.
Our Global Compliance Solutions
Personalized Guidance
Our team can provides guidance on over 40 countries including: Korea, Turkey, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, and Vietnam, with more added regularly.
Continual Support
We constantly monitor the evolving global regulatory landscape and our partners help to provide detailed, specific support tailored to local regulatory requirements in these various regions.
Meet Our Global Compliance Expert
Dedicated professionals guiding your compliance journey.
Helen Rudden |MSc|
Service Manager: International Services
Dublin, Ireland
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, many countries around the world have chemical control regulations like EU REACH. Some examples include:
- United States: The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
- Canada: The Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA)
- Turkey: Kayit, Değerlendirme, İzni, and Kısıtlanması of Kimyasalların (KKDIK), which translates to “Regulation on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals”
- Japan: The Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL)
- South Korea: The Chemicals Control Act (CCA)
- Australia: The Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS)
Each regulation has its own similarities and differences with EU REACH, but in general, there is a global trend towards stricter regulation of chemicals to protect human health and the environment. Therefore, it is important to track the chemical regulations where you do business to determine if you have any duties and ensure you are compliant.
H2 Compliance track over 120 chemical control and hazard communication regulations around the world and can advise you on any duties you may have as well as any upcoming deadlines that you may need to meet. If you are thinking of doing business in a new market or jurisdiction, we can also complete a comprehensive market access strategy for you.
Typically, your approach to complying with chemical regulations worldwide depends on whether you have a legal entity in the country or jurisdiction where you intend to operate. If you do, you can fulfil the necessary chemical duties, and H2 Compliance can assist you if needed. If you do not have a legal entity in the country, we can often act as your Only Representative (OR) either directly or through our trusted partners. We have multiple legal entities globally, and where we do not, our partners provide OR services, local expertise and liaise with local authorities. In cases where the regulation prevents foreign suppliers from appointing an OR, we can help you collaborate with your local importers to ensure they have all the required information to comply with their chemical duties. Therefore, H2 Compliance can enable you to comply with your chemical duties around the world.
Global chemical compliance can be difficult for a variety of reasons. It can be difficult to keep up with the frequent updates and changes in the different regulations around the world. Then, this complexity is compounded by global supply chains requiring consistent compliance from all partners. Effective communication and collaboration across multiple languages and cultures is needed to ensure all parties understand and meet their regulatory requirements. In addition, tasks such as managing chemical data, submitting registrations, and authoring compliant Safety Data Sheets need to be completed, and there can often be uncertainty about each party’s roles and responsibility.
The challenges above also have significant financial implications, which means it is essential that you plan and allocate the appropriate budget to global chemical compliance. Not doing so can result in non-compliance, which then leads to risk of legal action, fines and damage to your reputation.
Therefore, there are many challenges that need to be managed when complying with global chemical regulations, and careful planning and execution is required. If you need support or assistance with this, please contact us at info@h2compliance.com and we can help you overcome these challenges!