Are You in Scope of REACH Requirements?

SVHC Compliance With the REACH Candidate List Will Make or Break Your EU Market Access

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Follow these REACH compliance steps to see where you stand.

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In an EU-wide sweep of almost 6,000 products sold online, inspectors found that 78% breached REACH restrictions, triggering more than 5,000 enforcement actions in a single project.

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REACH Requirements?

Here Are Your REACH Compliance Steps

If a product exceeds the exposure and safe harbor level requirements, clear and reasonable warnings are required with one or more of the following elements:

  • Tell your customers if any article contains an SVHC above 0.1% w/w and add safe-use advice when required.
  • Notify ECHA (SCIP) if you place over one metric ton a year of an SVHC in articles on the EU market. For more information on your SCIP submission obligations, check out our knowledge article.
  • Secure authorization for Annex XIV substances used in EU manufacturing.
  • Check Annex XVII to make sure no restricted substance or use condition is being overlooked, including coatings, adhesives, or surface treatments applied to the article.
  • Register any SVHC you manufacture or import at over one metric ton per year and keep the dossier current.
  • If you’re outside the EU, appoint an “only representative” to handle registration.
  • Make sure every intended use is already covered in the registration dossier or by an Annex XIV authorization. If a new use exceeds the threshold, notify your supplier so they can update their dossier or submit a new-use registration to ECHA yourself.
  • Check Annex XVII to confirm there are no restriction limits or bans on your use case and apply any required exposure controls.
  • Maintain safety data sheets in the latest EU format and pass them downstream.
  • Confirm every use is covered by your supplier’s registration dossier or by an Annex XIV authorization; if not, apply for your own authorization or substitute the substance.
  • Verify that no Annex XVII restriction bans or puts conditions on your use; implement all required exposure controls.
  • Tell upstream suppliers about any uses not already covered and pass updated safety data sheets and exposure scenarios along the supply chain.
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