Substance Information Exchange Fora
The purpose of REACH is to fill the gaps in our knowledge of the properties and uses of substances, in order to reduce their impact on human health and the environment. To make this process as efficient and cost effective as possible, REACH provides for the formation of Substance Information Exchange Fora or SIEF, to enable potential registrants to share existing knowledge, and collectively identify and fill any gaps that exist.
A SIEF will be formed for each pre-registered substance with the same chemical identity. The participants in the SIEF will essentially be the Potential Registrants and external data holders e.g. Early Registrants, NGOs, Universities etc.
SIEF will vary in size substantially, commonly used substances e.g. aluminium may have SIEF comprising of between 1,000-5,000 members, while speciality chemicals could have less than 5. Most SIEF have fewer than 25 members.
SIEF Obligations
As a potential registrant, a company will be required to:
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React to requests for information from other participants |
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Provide other participants with existing studies upon request | |
Collectively (with the other SIEF members) identify needs for further studies to comply with registration requirements |
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Make arrangements to perform the Identified Studies |
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Agree on Classification and Labelling where there is a difference between that used by various potential registrants |
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Build a Technical Dossier |
Our Services
To help clients meet their SIEF obligations H2 Compliance offers a range of SIEF related services, including:
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SIEF and Consortia Representation |
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Trustee Services |
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Project Management |
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Scientific Advice |
For more information contact us by phone, email or using our online form.
