Reach Registration Service
Under the REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals) regulation, it is the responsibility of companies to collect information on the properties and uses of substances produced or imported over one tonne per year unless this substance is exempted from the scope of registration. It is also necessary to assess the potential risks and hazards presented by the substance. This information is then communicated to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) through a registration dossier that includes data about the substance’s hazards and, where applicable, an assessment of how potential risks can be managed.
Registration Process
ComplianceXL, in partnership with reputable EU organizations, aids clients in pursuing REACH registration for their products or materials. Our collaboration includes seasoned REACH registration experts, including Only Representative (OR) services.
ComplianceXL also supports manufacturers and importers in gathering information on their substances. This allows for the evaluation of potential risks related to their manufacturing and usage. Throughout the registration process, the information and assessments are documented in a registration dossier, which is a compilation of data electronically submitted by the registrant to ECHA for substance registration. Manufacturers and importers of the same substance must jointly submit their registrations, adhering to the “one substance, one registration” principle. Joint submissions help minimize costs and prevent test duplication. Additionally, registrants submitting data jointly may benefit from reduced registration fees.
Who needs to register?
- Manufacturing or importing substances on their own or in mixtures in the EU.
- Producer or importer of articles that contains a substance in quantities over 1 tonne per year and the substance is intended to be released under normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use of the article.
- An EU-based “only representative” appointed by an outside-EU manufacturer, formulator, or article producer to fulfil importer registration obligations.
Substances to be registered
- Registration is required for individual substances, substances in mixtures, and certain substances in articles.
- Articles containing a substance or mixture that is intentionally released from the product during normal and foreseeable conditions.
- When the amount of the substance imported for this purpose exceeds one metric ton per year.
Exemption Clause
- Substances that present minimum risk to human health and substances for which registration is deemed inappropriate or unnecessary are exempted from registration.
- REACH does not cover substances already regulated by other legislations, such as substances in medicinal products or radioactive substances.
- Additional exemptions from registration apply to already registered substances and are either exported and re-imported into the EU or recovered through a recovery process in the EU.