Timing of the various stages of the implementation of REACH | |
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Timelines | Implementation steps | Industry's commitment | (*See end of page) |
20071 June 2007 | REACH came into force European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) established | Prepare inventory of individual chemical substances and preparations For each substance define its position within the supply chain For substances manufactured or imported determine: annual volume, CAS number, EINECS or ELINCS number, availability of toxicology data, customer details, available usage data 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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20081 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: - Identify substances
- Give details of the registrant
- State tonnage
- 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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20091 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
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Data share within SIEFs:
ECHA will identify other companies manufacturing or importing the same substance Avoid duplication of animal testing Generate new data to complete Registration
Carry out risk assessment of substance Submit completed Registration as part of joint registration consortium Register data with IUCLID 5 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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20101 June 2010
30 November 2010
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Classification and Labelling Inventory begins
First Registration deadline for phase-in substances
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For substances supplied at ≥ 1000 tonnes/year For CMR 1 and 2 at ≥ 1 tonne/year For certain other priority substances
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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
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1 June 2018
| Final phase of Registrations | For substances supplied at 1 tonne or more | * |
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