REACH
Reminder: Last call to pre-register your chemicals
To benefit from the extended deadline for registering existing, low volume chemicals by the last REACH registration deadline, you need to have pre-registered your substance with ECHA. If you manufacture or import a substance for the first time at or above 1 to 100 tonnes per year, and your substance is not a known carcinogen, mutagen or toxic to reproduction, you can still pre-register within six months of starting the activity, and at the latest by 31 May 2017 – one year before the deadline.
News alert
New draft for REACH guidance update available
A new draft for updated ECHA guidance on REACH has been sent for the next consultation step:
- Guidance on recommendations for nanomaterials applicable to Guidance on registration sent for MSC, RAC and Forum consultation
The new draft has been uploaded to the ongoing guidance consultations page on ECHA's website.
Potential registrants for the 2018 deadline may be interested in already viewing the new draft documents.
Ongoing guidance consultations
Further substances assessed by authorities
The public activities coordination tool (PACT) has been updated with information on four substances that are undergoing risk management option analysis by authorities.
Public activities coordination tool
Downstream users
Updated: Q&As on safety data sheets
The questions and answers on ECHA's website addressing safety data sheet issues have been reviewed and updated.
SDS Q&As
Events
Webinar: How are substances screened and shortlisted?
14 February 2017, 11:00-13:00 Helsinki time
In late January every year, a number of substances are marked for manual screening by Member States. This webinar explains the screening process, its timelines, and the criteria for shortlisting. It also explains how registrants can influence the manual screening process by updating their dossiers and how they can obtain more information on common screening. Registrants will also learn how to react to the informative letters sent by ECHA to all registrants of shortlisted substances.
Register
REACH 2018 SME workshop – road to successful registration
9-10 March 2017 | Vienna, Austria
A practical REACH 2018 workshop for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will be held in Vienna in March. It features presentations on key registration topics and one-to-one sessions, where you can discuss your specific situation with experts from ECHA and national helpdesks.
By the end of the workshop, registrants will be able to submit their registration dossier and downstream users will have a better understanding of what is important for them in relation to the last registration deadline. Participation is free of charge.
The workshop is organised by ECHA and the European Association of Craft, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (UEAPME).
Programme and registration
Register now: Stakeholders’ Day 4-5 April
Book your seat for this two-day event focused on the REACH 2018 deadline. Bring your IT skills up-to-speed on 4 April with training on REACH-IT, IUCLID, Chesar and QSAR Toolbox. If you are new to REACH, you can take part in our workshop ‘From zero to registration’ and, as an SME, in a workshop on the soon available cloud service. On 5 April, the plenary sessions will focus on three topics: the road to REACH 2018, case studies for successful registration and managing risks in the supply chain.
Event page
Calls for information
Have a look at the 20 currently open consultations on our home page.
All open consultations
