REACH standard

REACH is the EU regulation "Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals". This is a regulatory proposal involving the safety of chemical production, trade and use. The regulation aims to protect human health and environmental safety, maintain and improve the competitiveness of the EU chemical industry , and the innovative ability to develop non-toxic and harmless compounds, prevent market fragmentation, increase the transparency of chemical use, promote non-animal experiments, and pursue sustainable social development, etc.

The REACH Directive requires that all chemicals imported and produced in Europe must go through a set of comprehensive procedures such as registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction, so as to better and more easily identify the components of chemicals to achieve the purpose of ensuring environmental and human safety.

Unlike the RoHS directive, REACH covers a much wider range. In fact, it will affect products and manufacturing processes in almost all industries from mining to textile and clothing, light industry, and electromechanical. REACH requires manufacturers to register each chemical ingredient in products weighed against its potential hazard to public health. REACH established the idea that society should not introduce new materials, products or technologies if their potential hazards are not known with certainty.

The scope of the first article

The scope of registration of chemicals in EU REACH management regulations is very extensive. It applies to all chemical substances that are manufactured, imported, placed on the market, used within the EU or the EU itself, in the state of preparation or as an article. Some articles are exempt from the scope of REACH registration, while others are exempted from REACH-specific supplies. Items that generally do not fall within the scope of REACH registration refer to radioactive items, garbage, non-segregated intermediates, and transport items subject to customs supervision. This regulation also does not apply to independent transport of dangerous goods or items prepared by rail, road, inland waterway, sea and air. Other articles exempted from the REACH regulation, such as polymers, are exempted from registration and evaluation rather than authorization for approved supplies.

Title II Chemical Registration

The essential purpose of EU REACH regulations is to demonstrate and communicate to relevant users of chemicals how to use them without exposing them to unacceptable risks. Chemical registration requires chemical manufacturers and importers to obtain information about their articles and to use this data to manage the articles safely. For all chemicals manufactured in or imported into the EU > 1 tonne/year (manufacturers, importers), a registration dossier must be sent to a new European Chemicals Agency; for hazardous products (for humans and environment) and or high-volume product registration needs to be implemented within the first 3.5 years (after the implementation of REACH), and the registration period for other chemicals is between 3.5 and 11 years.

Title III data sharing and pre-registration preparation stage

In order to reduce the number of experiments performed on vertebrates and to amortize the cost of new research projects, data from studies performed on such animals need to be shared. Information about other experiments was shared upon request. REACH will be implemented together with the pre-registration preparations that have just started for 12-18 months (collection of basic substance data). Pre-registration preparations to facilitate data sharing will be done in an efficient manner.

Title IV Information in the Supply Chain

The more valuable information gained from risk and how to properly control risk will be passed up the supply chain from the manufacturer to the customer. The Material Safety Data Sheet will maintain the communication of information necessary for the safe construction of the item and cover descriptions of exposure and risk aspects specific to specific construction situations.

Title V Downstream Users

In the chemical regulations, downstream users have been added to the system as a new element. Downstream users, eg suppliers, will be primarily responsible for identifying the materials used and disclosing the items to be registered. For example, if an item is not identified in its registration as being usable in the manufacture of paint, it cannot at all form part of the raw materials used in the manufacture of paint. So this item is clearly from the safety data sheet that consists of this item.

Title VI Assessment

The evaluation is carried out by the agency and is used to evaluate the experimental plan developed by the chemical industry or to check whether the article meets the registration requirements.

Title VII Authorization (License)

Items with properties of high concern, such as carcinogens, will be based on authorization (permission), and applicants must prove that the risks associated with the use of such items have been completely controlled, or the socio-economic impact of the use of such items The benefits far outweigh the risks and there are no suitable alternatives or technologies available. There are no quantitative restrictions in the licensing (licensing) rules according to the registration procedure.

Title VIII Restrictions

Restriction rules provide a set of procedures for controlling items, such as processing and manufacturing, placing on the market, and the use of certain dangerous items must be carried out or prohibited under specific conditions. The restriction rules therefore act as a safety net to control a wide range of risks in the EU that cannot otherwise be adequately controlled.

Title IX European Chemical Agency

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA for short) will control the scientific, technical and administrative aspects of the REACH system to the EU level. Its purpose is to ensure the good operation of REACH and gain the trust of all shareholders. The European Chemicals Agency is located in Helsinki and has its own website (European Chemicals Agency).

Article 10 Classification Label Catalog

A classification labeling list of hazardous substances will help facilitate the classification agreement for a certain substance in the chemical industry. For some items of high concern, there may be an EU-wide classification adjustment by the authority.

Article 11 Information Acquisition

The rules for access to information consist of publicly available information systems that exist on the Internet, the current system for requests for access to information, and REACH's specific standards for the protection of confidential business information.