REACH Testing

 1. Background and purpose of REACH:

(1) Problems existing in the original eu-based chemical management system

Before the REACH regulations, the EU's chemical management system was pieced together by directives and regulations from different times.

 The European Union previously used 1981 to divide chemicals into two categories: "existing chemicals" and "new chemicals".

 All chemicals marketed between 1 January 1971 and 18 September 1981 were called "existing chemicals" (listed in the EU Commercial Chemical Bank); 100,204 chemicals on the market after 1981 were called "new chemicals" (over 3,800).

 The EU stipulates that "new chemicals" must be strictly tested before entering the market, but there is no such requirement for "existing chemicals". The result of this difference is a lack of understanding of the nature and safety information of "existing chemicals".

 An EU survey of 141 high-yield "existing chemicals" heavily used in the market found that only 3% of them were tested, and the lack of test information and safety information increased the risks to human health and the environment.

 On the other hand, the current risk assessment of chemical substances is mainly borne by the government, which results in a slow and complicated risk assessment.

 Since 1993, only 140 chemicals produced or imported over 1,000 tons were selected as priority substances for risk assessment, but only about 70 chemicals received the final assessment report.

 To improve the efficiency of the assessment, the EU will demonstrate that chemicals can be used safely from the government to industry to ensure that risks to human health and the environment are eliminated or adequately controlled.

 Second, existing systems have also hindered research and innovation due to the new chemicals involved.

 New chemicals produced as low as 10 kg are also heavily tested, leaving the EU chemical industry lagging behind its counterparts in the United States and Japan in new product development.

 Results of 141 "existing chemicals" heavily used in the EU market

(2) Main purpose of the REACH regulations:

The two main purposes of the REACH are to strengthen the protection of human health and the environment and improve the competitiveness of the EU's chemical industry.

 In the framework of the white paper published in February 2001,1. Protecting human health and the environment; 2. Maintaining and strengthening the competitiveness of the EU chemical industry; 3. Preventing fragmentation of the internal market; 4. increasing transparency; 5. Integration with international standards; 6. Promoting non-animal experiments; 7. Compliance with EU international obligations under the WTO.

 2. REACH control scope REACH regulation control range is quite wide, it covers almost all industries in chemical production and use, including not only the chemical substances in industry, but also use chemical products in our daily life, such as detergent, paint, clothing, furniture, electronic and electrical products, etc.

 Therefore, it will have a huge impact on the global industries, including the electronic and electrical industry.

REACH The scope of substances controlled includes all chemicals except a few substances.

 Chemical substances not within the scope of REACH control include: radioactive substances, non-separable intermediates, waste, substances under customs supervision, dangerous substances during transportation, and certain substances exempt from national defense needs.

 3. Specific requirements and latest progress of REACH REACH mainly includes four elements, namely "registration (and notification)", "evaluation", "authorization", and "restriction".

(1) registration and notification 1> registration is a kind of "market access" requirements, the eu requirements when sold in the market substances or products (such as ink, cleaning agent, etc.) in the chemical substances, or items (such as electronic and electrical products) exist intentionally release of material, if the eu in a year of more than 1 tons, manufacturers or importers must first registered in the European chemicals agency, products are allowed to sell in the eu.

 The EU has put forward the requirement of "no data, no market", strictly requiring manufacturers and importers to register the heavily used related chemicals and submit relevant information, for the purpose of regulating the heavily used chemicals in the market.

 Companies need to submit to the European chemical agency at the time of registration include: listed the material properties, use, level and the use of the material safety guide technical archives (more than 1 ton / year of material), or contain risk grade, exposure assessment information of chemical safety report (more than 10 tons / year).

 At the same time, enterprises need to pay the relevant registration fees.

 In order to reduce the repeated testing of chemical substances, achieve data sharing among different registries, and improve the registration efficiency, the EU has introduced a pre-registration policy for "existing substances".

 Pre-registration policy is a preferential and realistic policy, pre-registration enterprises only need to submit simple information to the European Chemicals Agency (material name, EINECS number and CAS number, enterprise name, address and contact person, expected tonnage and registration period), and no need to pay fees.

 After the completion of the registration, the enterprise will obtain the registration grace period (according to the material type and tonnage deadline, to 2018 at the latest,) after the completion of the registration, enterprises can participate in the "material information exchange BBS", with the same material other pre-registered enterprise information exchange, sharing test data, joint registration, and share the test cost.

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