EU REACH Authorisation Webinar Description

REACH regulation is a legislation of the European Union adopted to improve the protection of human health and the environment from the risks that can be posed by chemicals, while enhancing the competitiveness of the EU chemicals industry. It also promotes alternative methods for the hazard assessment of substances in order to reduce the number of tests on animals..

Authorisation process

The authorisation process aims to ensure that substances of very high concern (SVHCs) are progressively replaced by less dangerous substances or technologies where technically and economically feasible alternatives are available.

The route to authorisation starts when a Member State or ECHA, at the request of the Commission, proposes a substance to be identified as an SVHC.

Substances with the following hazard properties may be identified as SVHCs:
Substances meeting the criteria for classification as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR) category 1A or 1B in accordance with the CLP Regulation.
Substances which are persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) or very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB) according to REACH Annex XIII.
Substances on a case-by-case basis, that cause an equivalent level of concern as CMR or PBT/vPvB substances.

The inclusion in the Candidate List brings immediate obligations for suppliers of the substance, such as:

• supplying a safety data sheet
• communicating on safe use
• responding to consumer requests within 45 days and
• notifying ECHA if the article they produce contains an SVHC in quantities above one tonne per producer/importer per year and if the substance is present in those articles above a concentration of 0.1% (w/w).Companies established outside the EU: If you are a company established outside the EU, you are not bound by the obligations of REACH, even if you export their products into the customs territory of the European Union. The responsibility for fulfilling the requirements of REACH, such as pre-registration or registration lies with the importers established in the European Union, or with the only representative of a non-EU manufacturer established in the European Union.

Agenda

1. EU REACH overview / SVHCs
2. REACH Authorisation principles
3. Recent developments – reasoning, court decisions, consequences
4. Authorisation application
5. REACH Authorisation compliance challenges

Who should attend

Anyone with a responsibility for and/or interest in EU REACH Authorisation:

• EU producers / importers / downstream users
• companies using SVHCs
• Downtream Users

Presenter

PaedDr. Martin Murin, REACH expert