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  • REACH

    REACH regulation aims to improve the protection of human health and the environment from the risks that can be posed by chemicals.

    • Understanding REACH
    • Legislation
    • Substance identification
    • Communication in the supply chain
    • Use maps templates
    • Safety data sheets
    • Candidate List substances in articles

    Registration

    • Basics of registration
    • Research and development (PPORD)
    • Data sharing
    • Information requirements
    • Publishing information from dossiers
    • Registration statistics

    Evaluation

    • Basics of evaluation
    • Evaluation Process
    • Examination of testing proposals
    • Compliance checks
    • Substance Evaluation
    • Requests for further information from registrants

    Authorisation

    • Substances of very high concern identification
    • Recommendation for the Authorisation List
    • Applications for authorisation

    Restriction

    • Basics of restriction 
    • Restriction procedure
    • ECHA’s activities on restrictions
    • Preparation of a restriction proposal
    • Public consultations
    • Information on restricted substances
    Substances of potential concern
    Appeals
    • Getting started with EU chemicals legislation
    • Nanomaterials
    • Substituting hazardous chemicals
    • Appeals
    • Enforcement
    • Directors' Contact Group
  • CLP

    The CLP Regulation ensures that the hazards presented by chemicals are clearly communicated to workers and consumers in the European Union through classification and labelling of chemicals.

    • Understanding CLP
    • Legislation
    • Classification of substances and mixtures
    • Labelling and packaging
    • Harmonised classification and labelling (CLH)
    • Alternative chemical name in mixtures
    • The role of testing in CLP

    C&L Inventory

    • What is the Classification and Labelling Inventory?
    • Notification to the C&L Inventory
    Substances of potential concern
    • Poison centres website
    • Nanomaterials
    • Substituting hazardous chemicals
    • Enforcement
  • BPR

    BPR regulation aims to improve the functioning of the biocidal products market in the EU, while ensuring a high level of protection for humans and the environment.

    • Understanding BPR
    • Legislation
    • Upcoming deadlines
    • Active substances and suppliers

    approval of active substances

    • Approval
    • New active substance
    • Existing active substance
    • Biocidal Products Committee opinions on active substance approval
    • List of approved active substances

    Authorisation of biocidal products

    • National authorisation and mutual recognition
    • Union authorisation
    • Simplified authorisation
    • Product family

    Guidance and IT-tools

    • Guidance documents
    • Prepare a dossier - IUCLID
    • Submit a dossier - R4BP 3
    Appeals
  • PIC

    The Prior Informed Consent Regulation administers the import and export of certain hazardous chemicals and places obligations on companies who wish to export these chemicals to non-EU countries.

    • Understanding PIC
    • Legislation
    • Export notification procedure
    • Explicit consent requirement

    lists of Chemicals subject to pic 

    • Chemicals subject to PIC
    • Export notifications
    • Import notifications
    • Explicit consent
  • Public consultations

    ECHA organises public consultations to get feedback from all interested parties and to gather the widest possible range of scientific information for the regulatory processes.

    REACH

    • Substances of very high concern identification
    • Draft recommendation for inclusion in the Authorisation List and public consultation
    • Applications for authorisation
    • Submitted restrictions under consideration
    • Consultations on new scientific evidence
    • Current calls for comments and evidence
    • Current Testing Proposals

    CLP

    • Harmonised classification and labelling
    • Harmonised classification and labelling targeted consultations
    • Consultations on ECHA Executive Director’s requests

    BPR

    • Potential candidates for substitution
    • Derogations to the exclusion criteria

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  • Information on Chemicals

    This is unique source of information on the chemicals manufactured and imported in Europe. It covers their hazardous properties, classification and labelling, and information on how to use them safely.

    REACH

    • Registration statistics
    • Registered substances
    • EC Inventory
    • Dossier Evaluation decisions
    • PACT
    • Substance Evaluation - CoRAP
    • Information on Candidate List substances in articles
    • Substances restricted under REACH
    • Authorisation List
    • Candidate List of substances of very high concern for Authorisation

    CLP

    • C&L Inventory
    • Table of harmonised entries in Annex VI to CLP

    Bpr

    • Biocidal Active Substances
    • Biocidal Products
    • List of active substances and suppliers

    PIC

    • Chemicals subject to PIC
    • Export notifications
    • Import notifications
    • Explicit consent

    opinions

    • Adopted opinions on restriction proposals
    • Adopted opinions on applications for authorisation
    • MSC agreements on identification of SVHCs
    • MSC opinions on ECHA's draft recommendations for the Authorisation List
    • MSC opinions on ECHA’s draft CoRAP
    • RAC opinions on proposals for harmonised classification and labelling
    • BPC opinions on active substance approval
    Registry of Intentions

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  • Support

    The Support section provides tools and practical guidance to companies which have responsibilities under the EU chemicals legislation.

    REACH

    • Guidance on REACH
    • Identify your company obligations
    • Registration
    • Substance identification
    • How to improve your registration dossier
    • Testing methods and alternatives
    • How to apply for authorisation
    • Restriction
    • How to submit downstream user reports
    • Socio-economic Analysis in REACH

    CLP

    • Guidance on CLP
    • Submission of CLH dossiers
    • Mixture classification

    BPR

    • Guidance on BPR
    • Emission scenario documents

    PIC

    • Guidance on PIC
    • Formats and templates

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      Publications
       
    • Webinars
       
    • Small and medium enterprises
       
    • Getting started with EU chemicals legislation
       
    • Directors' Contact Group
       
    • The UK’s withdrawal from the EU
    Q&As
    Helpdesks
    Contact

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  • REACH
    • Understanding REACH
    • Substance Identification
    • Registration
    • Evaluation
    • Authorisation
    • Restriction
    • Communication in the supply chain
    • Candidate List substances in articles
    • Legislation
    • Enforcement
    • Substances of potential concern
    • Animal testing under REACH
  • CLP
    • Understanding CLP
    • Classification of substances and mixtures
    • Labelling and packaging
    • Harmonised classification and labelling (CLH)
    • Alternative chemical name in mixtures
    • C&L Inventory
    • Legislation
    • The role of testing in CLP
    • Enforcement
    • Substances of potential concern
  • BPR
    • Understanding BPR
    • Upcoming deadlines
    • Approval of active substances
    • Authorisation of biocidal products
    • Technical equivalence
    • In situ generated active substances
    • Annex I amendment
    • Product-types
    • Active substances and suppliers
    • Treated articles
    • BPR Legislation
    • Data sharing
    • Chemical similarity check service
  • PIC
    • Understanding PIC
    • List of chemicals: Annex I
    • Export notification procedure
    • Explicit consent requirement
    • PIC Legislation
    • Annual reporting on PIC exports and imports
    • PIC Circular
    • Reporting on information exchange
  • Public consultations
    • Public consultations in the authorisation process
    • Substances of very high concern identification
    • Draft recommendation for inclusion in the Authorisation List and public consultation
    • Applications for authorisation consultations
    • Consultations on new scientific evidence
    • Testing proposals consultation
    • Harmonised classification and labelling public consultations
    • Submitted restrictions under consideration
    • ECHA Executive Director’s requests related to the CLH process
    • Current calls for comments and evidence
    • Public consultation on potential candidates for substitution
    • Public consultation on derogation to the exclusion criteria
    • ECHA's Executive Director Requests to the Committees
    • Harmonised classification and labelling targeted consultations
  • Information on Chemicals
    • Registry of Intentions
    • Registered substances
    • ECHA's current activities on restrictions
    • ECHA's completed activities on restriction
    • Annex III inventory
    • Pre-registered substances
    • EC Inventory
    • Dossier Evaluation decisions
    • PACT
    • Substance evaluation - CoRAP
    • Information on Candidate List substances in articles table
    • C&L Inventory
    • Substances restricted under REACH
    • Biocidal Active Substances
    • Biocidal Products
    • List of active substances and suppliers
    • Chemicals subject to PIC
    • Transitional Measures
    • Information from the Existing Substances Regulation (ESR)
    • PBT/vPvB assessments under the previous EU chemicals legislation
    • Candidate List
    • Submitted recommendations
    • Adopted opinions and previous consultations on applications for authorisation
    • Authorisation List
    • Adopted opinions on restriction proposals
  • Support
    • Guidance
    • Getting started
    • Q&As Support
    • Testing methods and alternatives
    • Webinars
    • Dossier Submission Tools
    • National Helpdesks
    • Practical examples of exposure scenarios
    • Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)
    • Registration
    • Practical examples of chemical safety reports
    • Substance identification
    • Authorisation
    • Restriction
    • Submission of CLH dossiers
    • Socio-economic analysis in REACH
    • QSAR Toolbox
    • How to improve your dossier
    • Mixture classification
    • UK withdrawal from the EU

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