Registration & Inquiry
REACH registration requires the submission of comprehensive documentation outlining the intrinsic properties of the substance, its hazards, uses, and proposed risk reduction measures. Due to the workload involved REACH provides for a phased period of substance registrations through extended registration deadlines.
To qualify for extended registration deadlines, companies were required to pre-register with ECHA before Dec 1st 2008. Companies who missed the deadline do not qualify for extended registration deadlines and must submit an Inquiry to ECHA and proceed with an Immediate Registration. However, companies who first breached the one tonne threshold after Dec 1st 2008 can still benefit from extended registration deadlines.
For information on late pre-registration see REACH Representative Services
Inquiry Process
Inquiry involves the submission of an Inquiry Dossier detailing the substance in question. This dossier is used by ECHA to establish if the substance has been registered already. If the substance has been registered already, then a letter of access can be purchased from the original registrant(s) to gain access to their technical dossier; if not, then a technical dossier will have to be created.
Following Inquiry, a registration dossier is completed and submitted along with a letter of access or technical dossier .
Your Obligations if you have missed the deadline
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Submit an Inquiry to ECHA and make an immediate registration |
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Suspend the sale/manufacture of your product in Europe |
Our Services
Dossier Creation
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Inquiry Dossier Creation on IUCLID 5 |
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Gap Analysis and Validation of Existing Scientific Data |
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(Q)SAR & Read Across Services |
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Chemical Safety Assessment (CSA) and Exposure Scenario (ES) Development |
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Scientific Assistance with GHS Classification & Labelling |
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Chemical Safety Report (CSR) Write Up |
Additional Services
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Situation Analysis & Strategic Advice |
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Budgeting & Business Impact Analysis |
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Downstream User Communications |
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Safety Data Sheet Creation and Translation |
For clarification on your situation or for more information regarding our services contact us by phone, e-mail orusing our Online Enquiry Form.
