Overview of downstream user reports July-Dec 2014

This data shows the number of downstream user reports received by ECHA, the number of substances reported and the number of legal entities from whom reports have been received. It also indicates the reasons for submitting the report.

Downstream users are required to inform ECHA if they have to prepare a downstream user chemical safety report, if they rely on certain exemptions from the obligation to prepare a chemical safety report, or if their classification differs from that of all of their suppliers.

This overview on downstream user reports is updated regularly.

Legal reference: Article 38(1) of REACH

Table 1

Overview of downstream user reports Reporting began in May 2011	Period July 2014 - Dec 2014	Total from May 2011 - Dec 2014
Number of reports received	80	466
Number of substances reported	37	272
Number of legal entities reporting	44	206
Reason for the downstream user report
Downstream user to prepare chemical safety report	73	424
Substance used in total qty < 1 tonne/year	7	42
Substance used for PPORD	0	0
Classification differs from supplier	0	0
Reason for downstream user chemical safety report
Use not covered despite communicating it to supplier	79	445
Confidential Business Information	39	70
Did not provide information due to burden of supply chain communication mechanisms	40	84
Use advised against	0	6
Other/not specified	0	21

Table 2

This table presents the number of reports, substances and use sites reported on a country by country basis. The main site where the substance is manufactured or formulated before supply is reported where there are a number of use sites.

Overview of reporting by country: July 2014 to Dec 2014
Country	Number of Reports	Number of Substances	Number of legal entities reporting
Total	80	41*	44
France	10	10	4
Germany	9	6	8
Italy	1	1	1
Spain	2	2	2
United Kingdom	14	8	6
All other countries	44	14	23

*This is not the sum of the rows below, as some substances were reported from more than one country