The REACH Registration Overview
REACH Registration: the process Europe uses to understand & minimize the risks associated with quantities, types & suppliers of chemical substances imported
The basic goal of the European REACH regulation is to understand and minimize the risks associated with the quantities, types and suppliers of chemical substances into Europe. The REACH Registration process is the mechanicam by which this is done.
Do all chemical substances need to be Registered under REACH?
No, but most will. ECHA has established a lower limit of 1 ton, meaning that any chemical substance imported and sold into Europe greater than 1 ton per year will need to be registered under the European REACH regulation.
What is involved in the REACH registration process?
Essentially, the registration process involves submitting everything that is known to about the chemical substance to a committee of chemical experts to evaluate the level of risk of the chemical substance.
There is a very extensive technical dossier that needs to be submitted at the the time of registration. The dossier includes toxicological & eco-toxicological information, a chemical risk assessment, proposals for classification, and management recommendations of the identified risks among other things.
Who can register chemical substances?
Only companies that have an established European entity can register chemical substances. This means European chemical substance manufacturers, European chemical importers and distributors.
Foreign suppliers must register their chemical substances with a Europen "Only Representative". CAPLINQ is a REACH Only Representative and can register chemical substances on behalf of foreign chemical substance suppliers.
Learn more about the REACH Registration process