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Publications

Every year, the Agency produces a variety of publications through which it provides technical and scientific guidance, and conveys information to a variety of audiences. These publications include guidance documents, IT-manuals, fact sheets, information leaflets and various reports. This section contains the current range of ECHA publications.

Please click on the general topic to see the documents concerning that particular category.

ECHA Publications catalogue 2009 (pdf) en

Publication categories
Newsletters ECHA Newsletter, the bimonthly newsletter of the European Chemicals Agency, provides regular information on the Agency's activities as well as lively stories and pictures of daily life within ECHA. To subscribe to the newsletter, send your e-mail address to info@echa.europa.eu
No. 6 - November/December 2009 en(pdf)
No. 5 - September/October 2009 en(pdf)
No. 4 - July/August 2009 en(pdf)
No. 3 - May/June 2009 en(pdf)
No. 2 - March/April 2009 en(pdf)
No. 1 - January/February 2009 en(pdf)
No. 3 - November/December 2008 en(pdf)
No. 2 - September/October 2008 en(pdf)
No. 1 - July/August 2008 en(pdf)
Reports The European Chemicals Agency produces various reports. These reports include e.g. regulatory reports and workshop proceedings.
Regulatory reports
Evaluation Progress Report 2008 en(pdf
Workshop proceedings
Candidate List and Authorisation as Risk Management Instruments (21-22 January 2009) en (pdf)
Applying socio-economic analysis  as a part of Restriction Proposals under REACH (21-22 October 2008) en (pdf)
Brochures For informational and promotional purposes the European Chemicals Agency produces brochures. These brochures provide concise and easy to understand overviews about ECHA and the various regulatory topics under the Agency's responsibility.
REACH leaflet (pdf) en
REACH timeline brochure (pdf)
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IUCLID 5 brochure (pdf)
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Data Submission leaflet (pdf) en
ECHA agency leaflet "Working for the safe use of chemicals across the EU" (pdf) en
Information for exporters to Europe leaflet (pdf) en
"What is CLP?" leaflet (pdf) en
Key information for companies, especially SMEs, on REACH and CLP at this stage en
IUCLID 5 User Manual(s) IUCLID 5 website
Q & A documents, FAQ's The European Chemicals Agency produces Q & A documents which provide easy access to commonly asked questions and answers covering issues related to the implementation of regulations under the Agency’s responsibility. The FAQs are compiled on the basis of questions received by the ECHA and the national helpdesks in the Member States.
Questions and Answers On Inquiry (pdf) en
Questions and Answers On Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (pdf) en
Questions and Answers for the registrants of previously Notified Substances (pdf) en
REACH Pre-registration - Questions and Answers (pdf) en
REACH FAQ en
CLP FAQ en
REACH-IT FAQ en
IUCLID5 FAQ en
Fact sheets The European Chemicals Agency produces series of Fact Sheets. The Fact Sheets provide a structured overview of ECHA and the regulatory technical topics under its responsibility.
REACH Fact sheets:
Downstream Users - How to make uses known to suppliers en(pdf)
Getting Started in SIEFs - Top Tips (pdf)
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Information requirements for repeated dose toxicity and reproductive toxicity - substances over 100 (and 1000) tonnes en(pdf)
REACH-IT Fact sheets:
Duties of companies that change their name or legal personality en(pdf)
Guidance fact sheets:
The updated list of Guidance fact sheets

Guidance documents

The European Chemicals Agency produces technical REACH Guidance documents. These documents have been developed with the participation of many stakeholders: Industry, Member States and NGOs. The objective of these documents is to facilitate the implementation of regulations under the Agency’s responsibility. The Guidance documents describe good practice on how to fulfil the regulatory obligations.

Guidance on the different processes under REACH
Guidance mainly for Industry Use
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Guidance mainly for Authorities Use
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Guidance on the different methods under REACH
Guidance on the different methods under REACH
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Guidance in a nutshell

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is producing a series of simplified REACH Guidance Documents. These Guidance in a Nutshell documents are shortened versions of the comprehensive Guidance Documents. 

Guidance in a nutshell
Guidance fact sheets: In addition to the Guidance documents, the European Chemicals Agency publishes Guidance Fact Sheets in order to make the corresponding Guidance documents more accessible for industry.
The updated list of Guidance fact sheets

Technical manuals The European Chemicals Agency produces technical manuals to provide detailed guidance on how to use REACH related IT tools and what steps need to be taken to compile and submit compliant dossiers to ECHA.
REACH-IT supporting documents
IUCLID5 documentation
Press materials The Press Office of the European Chemicals Agency produces Press releases, News alerts, News items and background memos, and distributes general-purpose information. There is also an image library. To subscribe to the ECHA news alerts, please send your e-mail address to: info@echa.europa.eu
ECHA Press office
ECHA Image Library
Press memos
European Chemicals Agency ECHAalt
Pre-registration, Data Submission to ECHA and REACHalt
REACH Case Story Summariesalt
Case stories
Large chemical company will pre-register about 800 substancesalt
REACH at a small enterprisealt
An association battles for its Membersalt
Downstream user of chemicals sees REACH as an opportunity to further build consumer confidencealt
Distributor with active REACH strategyalt
Belgian REACH Helpdesk supports local companiesalt
European Chemicals Agency Helpdesk – For shared understanding of REACH Regulationalt
Administrative documents Administrative documents of the European Chemicals Agency include the Agency’s administrative reports, strategy papers and the documents approved by the Management Board such as Annual Work Programmes, Multi-Annual Work programmes, Budgets, General Reports and ECHA’s Stakeholder Policy.
Documents approved by the Management Board
ECHA Strategy papers
Administrative reports
Multi-Annual Work Programme 2009-2012 (MB/59/2008) (pdf)
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Summary Work Programme 2010 (pdf)
Work Programme 2010 (MB/56/2009) (pdf)
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Work Programme 2009 (MB/57/2008) (pdf)
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Summary of General Report 2008 (pdf) English
General Report 2008 (pdf)
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Financial, budgetary and accounting information
ECHA Annual accounts 2008