Chemicals – REACH

Classification and Labelling

CLP Regulation

The European REACH Regulation (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) requires chemical substances to be classified and labelled according to the Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 (CLP)), which is in principal based on the United Nations’ Globally Harmonised System (GHS). ... read more

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Please find detailed information on the website www.classification-labelling.eu

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Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals – REACH

REACH obligations

The European REACH Regulation entered into force on 1 June 2007. This Regulation has lead to major changes in the EU chemicals politics by replacing around 40 previous pieces of legislation. The idea behind the REACH Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006) is to strengthen human health and environmental safety aspects of chemicals manufactured, imported or used in the EU by increasing the data availability while decreasing human and environmental risks potentially posed by chemicals. This is especially true for the "phase-in" substances that have been used for decades, but where only very limited physicochemical, toxicological and ecotoxicological data were available. Consequently, unknown risks may have been existed ... read more

More information concerning REACH

Please find detailed information on the website www.reach-consulting.info

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Substance Information Exchange Forum – SIEF

SIEF contract

Under the REACH Regulation (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals), all potential registrants who pre-registered their phase-in substances by 1 December 2008 and those that performed a late pre-registration (process ended on 31 May 2017) are members of a substance specific Substance Information Exchange Forum (SIEF) for the same phase-in substance (ideally: one substance = one SIEF = one joint registration) ... read more

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Please find detailed information on the website www.sief.biz

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Only Representative

Services and support for non-EU manufacturers

Although REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) is a European regulation, also non-EU manufacturers are affected by this legislation if they export their substances, formulations and articles to the European Union.

Since the non-EU manufacturers have no direct rights and/or obligations under the European REACH Regulation, they can appoint an ‘Only Representative’. This is a natural or legal person established in the European Union, who fulfils the obligations of importers ... read more

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Food Additives

Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and Council establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings lays down a common procedure for the assessment and authorisation of food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings in view of updating the Community lists of permitted substances defined in the corresponding sectoral food laws. Specific regulations have been established for food enzymes, food additives and food flavourings.

Based on these regulations the European Commission established a union list of food additives approved for use in foods and conditions of use and aunion list of food additives including carriers approved for use in food additives, food enzymes, food flavourings ... read more

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Feed Additives

– an integral part of modern animal husbandry

Feed additives are an integral part of modern animal husbandry which aims to improve animal production, performance and welfare. Such additives may not be put on the European market without authorisation. In the approval process the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the European Reference Laboratory, the European Commission and the member states are involved. The authorisation can only be granted after a scientific evaluation demonstrating that the additive has no harmful effects on human and animal health and on the environment. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) ... read more

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Please find detailed information on the website www.feed-additives.eu

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