Timing of the various stages of the implementation of REACH

 

 Timelines

Implementation steps

      Industry's commitment

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2007

1 June 2007


 
 

 

 

 

REACH came into force

 

 

 

 

 

 

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) established

 

  1. Prepare inventory of individual chemical substances and preparations
  2. For each substance define its position within the supply chain
  3. For substances manufactured or imported determine: annual volume, CAS number, EINECS or ELINCS number, availability of toxicology data, customer details, available usage data
  4. For substances purchased for use compile: list of suppliers, own use scenario, level of support from supplier for pre-registration and Registration of use

 

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2008

1 June 2008

  

 

 

 

 

  

  

  

  


30 November 2008 


 

 

ECHA in full operation

IUCLID 5 database active

PRE-REGISTRATION begins

 

 

 

REGISTRATION of non-phase in substances

DOWNSTREAM USER obligations begin
 
PRE-REGISTRATION ENDS

 

AUTHORISATION begins

 

 

 

Pre-registration requires industry to:

  1. Identify substances
  2. Give details of the registrant
  3. State tonnage
  4. Identify substances for read-across

 


 

 




Submit a substitution plan if safer alternatives are available or a substitution study if no alternatives are available

 

 

 

 



  


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2009

1 January 2009


 

 


 



 

  




1 June 2009

  




1 December 2009

 

Substance Information Exchange Forum (SIEF) begins








REGISTRATION of phase-in substances begins







RESTRICTION begins
Publication of a list of existing restrictions by the EC



FIRST DOWNSTREAM USER COMMUNICATION DEADLINE



Data share within SIEFs:  

  1. ECHA will identify other companies manufacturing or importing the same substance
  2. Avoid duplication of animal testing
  3. Generate new data to complete Registration

 

  1. Carry out risk assessment of substance
  2. Submit completed Registration as part of joint registration consortium
  3. Register data with IUCLID 5
  4. Prepare documents required for Registration (Chemical Safety Assessment (CSA), Chemical Safety Report (CSR) etc.)

 


 

Downstream users must communicate relevant exposure and use to their suppliers for the purpose of Registration of phase-in substances 

 

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2010

1 June 2010

  



30 November
2010 



Classification and Labelling Inventory begins


First Registration deadline for phase-in substances








For substances supplied at ≥ 1000 tonnes/year
For CMR 1 and 2 at ≥ 1 tonne/year
For certain other priority substances

 

 2011

 1 June 2011

 

 

NOTIFICATION of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) begins

  

 2012-2018

   

 1 June 2013

Second phase of Registrations. Must be completed 6 years after REACH comes into force
Will apply to substances supplied at 100 tonnes or more

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 1 June 2018

Final phase of Registrations For substances supplied at 1 tonne or more

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