REACH compliance Articles
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Four New SVHCs in Latest REACH Compliance Update
The first of two biannual updates to the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation was issued on January 17, expanding the Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHCs) with four new substances. Companies manufacturing, importing, or distributing in the EU have a duty to communicate the presence of any listed SVHC above the 0.1 percent ...
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Project - Internal Document for Reach Authorisation Compliance (IDRAC)
Internal document Client Producers of materials for automotive industry. Background Every company (downtream user) using a substance listed in the Annex XIV of REACH Regulation, authorised by the supplier, has to comply with the conditions defined in the eSDS and defined risk management measures (exposure part of CSR). Project goals Ekotox Centers were asked to assist with implementation of ...
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Reaching for success: exploring the impact of the EU`s REACH initiative
The European Union’s REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals) regulation requires all companies manufacturing, importing, distributing, or using chemical substances in Europe to examine their chemical inventory for substances within the scope of the regulation and to ensure compliance. The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) manages the system. Key ...
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EU REACH: Update of SVHC Candidate List to 144 Entries
The originally expected four substances, (2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4,6-ditertpentylphenol, 2-benzotriazol-2-yl-4,6-di-tert-butylphenol, 2,4-di-tert-butyl-6-(5-chlorobenzotriazol-2-yl)phenol and 2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-(tert-butyl)-6-(sec-butyl)phenol were not included this time because their proposed classifications of very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB) and persistent, ...
By SGS
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ECHA Confirms Four SVHCs for January Candidate List, Proposes Two Others
The Member State Committee (MSC) of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has agreed on four Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) to be included in the January 2017 Candidate List update. To learn more about what constitutes an article under REACH, click here to download the whitepaper REACH: Applying the New Article Interpretation. These substances, and why they were proposed, are: ...
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REACH Exposed: Stressing environmental compliance
In June 2007, I contributed an article to SMT that focused on the emergence of environmentally conscious technologies (ECTs), to address the ever present requirements for greener products and the greening of manufacturing supply chains. The key factors identified when evaluating the use of ECT’s were toxicity, energy, and waste. Toxicity requirements have been driven by global product ...
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REACH: How to prepare for the inspection?
Inspections REACH: what are they? With the publication of Decree Sanctions (Legislative Decree no. 133/2009, published in the Official Gazette of 24/09/2009 ) which provides for the application of penalties in cases of non-compliance with the provisions of the REACH Regulation, began an intense program monitoring and verification by the competent authority (Ministry of Health). Inspections ...
By Selerant srl
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Regulatory complexity increasing for companies handling chemicals
The initiatives highlighted in this article as of particular interest to oil and gas companies affect one of the most heavily regulated industries in the world. Staying in compliance with international, federal, and regional regulatory obligations is a complex undertaking. The depth and breadth of knowledge required should not be underestimated. GHS in the US An initiative with strong ...
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