The SCIP format structures the information on articles that contain Candidate List substances in concentration above 0.1 % weight by weight that has to be submitted to ECHA.

The format is XML-based and defined taking into account the legal text of Article 9(1)(i) of the Waste Framework Directive, REACH Article 33(1), the Commission’s “Non-paper on the implementation of Articles 9(1)(i) and 9(2) of the revised Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC”, and ECHA’s Guidance on requirements for substances in articles.

The SCIP format is compatible with IUCLID, a tool developed by ECHA in collaboration with the OECD, which promotes the harmonisation of chemicals data. You can find additional information about this tool on the IUCLID website.

Format versioning

• Version 2.0 of the SCIP format was published in October 2020. (IUCLID 6 v.5)

To help companies implement this format outside of the IUCLID tool, the following support materials are available:

• SCIP format version 2.0 October 2020 [ZIP] (IUCLID 6 v.5)  

• SCIP format annex – Picklists: October 2020 [XLSX] | [ZIP]
  Note that the XML list of picklist values contains all IUCLID phrases, not only the ones relevant for SCIP.

• SCIP Notification Format - SCIP data model  [PDF] [EN]
• SCIP Notification Format - Preparing a SCIP dossier  [PDF] [EN]
• Validation rules for SCIP notifications [PDF] [EN]
• Developers' guide to the IUCLID format: in IUCLID, the exchange of chemical information is facilitated through a zip/archive file with the extension .i6z (IUCLID 6 zip). This file contains information concerning all (inter)related IUCLID 6 entities (documents and attachments), in a well-defined and structured format. This guide explains the structure of the IUCLID file to help developers build accepted notification dossiers from their own systems.
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