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New EC determined to make REACH a success
26 Mar '10
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Furthermore ECHA has made substantial progress on the translation in all EU official languages of the guidelines and tools for REACH, especially those on registration, so making it easier for SMEs to register.
2. Criteria for the identification of persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic substances
Commissioner Potocnik and Vice-president Tajani announced also the agreement reached on setting the criteria for the identification of persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic substances, or very persistent and very bioaccumulative. All available information is to be considered and will be used in a so-called "weight of evidence approach". The assessment of these so-called "PBT/vPvB" properties is relevant for registration and authorisation. These criteria were awaited for more than a year. For the registrants, the implementation of the amended criteria will be subject to transitional arrangements and will become mandatory only 2 years after the entry into force of the agreed criteria. These criteria will be stated in the revised annex XIII of REACH.
3. Roadmap for the identification of substances of very high concern
The Commission is determined to identify additional substances of very high concern (SVHC) for inclusion in the so-called “candidate list”, which currently contains 29 substances. In this context both Commissioners, after consulting ECHA, agreed on a roadmap for the inclusion of 106 priority SVHC substances by 2012.The Commission also calls on the Member States to make their contribution.
When a new substance is proposed for identification as SVHC, its further treatment is followed up in a public consultation and an opinion by the Member State Committee of ECHA before its actual inclusion into the candidate list.
A substance placed on the candidate list triggers an obligation on the producer to provide information on that substance, for instance information on products that contain it. This information needs to address the entire supply chain, from producer to consumer.
Substances on this list may be made subject to authorisation, following a prioritisation process and their inclusion in the Authorisation list (Annex XIV).
4. Guidelines for authorisation
Both Commissioners announced that the long-awaited draft guidance on authorisation will shortly be provided to ECHA. The authorisation procedure is one of the risk management options that REACH foresees for substances of very high concern.
Background
REACH entered into force in 2007 and overhauled the former legislative framework on chemicals, which had been slow and showed limited efficiency. Its provisions regarding registration and authorisation entered into force in 2008.
2. Criteria for the identification of persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic substances
Commissioner Potocnik and Vice-president Tajani announced also the agreement reached on setting the criteria for the identification of persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic substances, or very persistent and very bioaccumulative. All available information is to be considered and will be used in a so-called "weight of evidence approach". The assessment of these so-called "PBT/vPvB" properties is relevant for registration and authorisation. These criteria were awaited for more than a year. For the registrants, the implementation of the amended criteria will be subject to transitional arrangements and will become mandatory only 2 years after the entry into force of the agreed criteria. These criteria will be stated in the revised annex XIII of REACH.
3. Roadmap for the identification of substances of very high concern
The Commission is determined to identify additional substances of very high concern (SVHC) for inclusion in the so-called “candidate list”, which currently contains 29 substances. In this context both Commissioners, after consulting ECHA, agreed on a roadmap for the inclusion of 106 priority SVHC substances by 2012.The Commission also calls on the Member States to make their contribution.
When a new substance is proposed for identification as SVHC, its further treatment is followed up in a public consultation and an opinion by the Member State Committee of ECHA before its actual inclusion into the candidate list.
A substance placed on the candidate list triggers an obligation on the producer to provide information on that substance, for instance information on products that contain it. This information needs to address the entire supply chain, from producer to consumer.
Substances on this list may be made subject to authorisation, following a prioritisation process and their inclusion in the Authorisation list (Annex XIV).
4. Guidelines for authorisation
Both Commissioners announced that the long-awaited draft guidance on authorisation will shortly be provided to ECHA. The authorisation procedure is one of the risk management options that REACH foresees for substances of very high concern.
Background
REACH entered into force in 2007 and overhauled the former legislative framework on chemicals, which had been slow and showed limited efficiency. Its provisions regarding registration and authorisation entered into force in 2008.
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