Overview of downstream user reports January-June 2015

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 Jan 2015 - June 2015	Total from May 2011 - June 2015
Number of reports received	48	514
Number of substances reported	31	303
Number of legal entities reporting	20	226
Reason for the downstream user report
Downstream user to prepare chemical safety report	43	467
Substance used in total qty < 1 tonne/year	5	47
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	43	488
Confidential Business Information	8	78
Did not provide information due to burden of supply chain communication mechanisms	8	92
Use advised against	2	8
Other/not specified	3	24

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: Jan 2015 to June 2015
Country	Number of Reports	Number of Substances	Number of legal entities reporting
Total	48	31*	20
France	3	3	3
Germany	13	11	8
Italy	1	1	1
Spain	0	0	0
United Kingdom	10	10	2
All other countries	21	16	6

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