ECHA publishes Guidance on Exemptions from the obligation to register

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The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published Guidance for Annex V exemptions from the obligation to register. The document is now available in the Guidance section of the ECHA website.

Helsinki, 01 April 2010 - The guidance aims to provide detailed explanation and background information on how the different legal exemptions apply and to give clarification about when an exemption can be applied.

Annex V describes the exemption conditions from the obligation to register in accordance with Article 2(7)(b) of the REACH Regulation. REACH Article 2(7)(b) sets out general criteria for exempting substances covered by Annex V from the registration, downstream user and evaluation requirements.

The new guidance was finalised after the consultation of the Partner Expert Group, the Forum, the Competent Authorities for REACH and CLP and after having received the advice of ECHA's Management Board .