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REACH

After many years of publicity, negotiations, and preparations, REACH is now a reality. REACH entered into force on 1 June 2007. Some obligations may not apply for several years but others come into force immediately. Do you know which obligations will affect you and when? Although the REACH Regulation has been agreed, there are still many uncertainties to cope with: for example, how REACH applies to you, your suppliers and customers, the interpretation of the legal text, and guidance not yet completed. This section provides a quick summary of the key elements that may affect you now or in the near future, as well as key issues of concern.

 

REACH entered into force on 1 June 2007 as the start of a process that is planned to last at least 11 years - and possibly appreciably more. The principal milestones concerning the various registration deadlines over the next 11 years are as follows: 

• - 1 June 2007: REACH entry into force;

 

 

• - 1 June 2008 – 30 November 2008:  Period for pre-registration by manufacturers and
     importers (registrants) of the phase-in substances they intend to register according
     to the various phase-in deadlines. In general terms, phase-in substances are those
     listed in EINECS (the European Inventory for Existing Chemical Substances);

 

 

• - 30 November 2010: Registration deadline for registrants supplying a pre-registered phase-in
    substance above 1,000 tonnes per year, or a CMR Cat.1 or 2 substance above 1 tonne per
    year, or an R50-53 substance (PBT/vPvB) above 100 tonnes per year;

 

• - 31 May 2013: Registration deadline for registrants supplying a pre-registered phase-
    in substance above 100 tonnes per year;

 

•  - 31 May 2018: Registration deadline for registrants supplying a pre-registered phase-in
     substance above 1 tonne per year.