What is an article ECHA?

REACH defines an article as an object which during production is given a special shape, surface or design that determines its function to a greater degree than its chemical composition. According to REACH, articles are for example clothing, flooring, furniture, jewellery, newspapers and plastic packaging.

What does ECHA REACH stand for?

REACH is a European Regulation and is an acronym for the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals. The overall aims of REACH are to: Provide a high level of protection of human health and the environment from the use of chemicals. Allow free movement of substances on the EU market.

What is the ECHA authorization list?

REACH Annex XIV is also called REACH authorization list. It contains a list of substances subject to authorization under EU REACH regulation.

What is SVHC declaration?

The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) has current and future substances identified as Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC). Once a substance is added to the SVHC Candidate List, the EU REACH Regulation imposes immediate obligations on manufacturers and importers to declare the substances if present.

What is candidate list?

Candidate List substances are chemical substances of very high concern for human health and the environment. Substances of very high concern are often abbreviated as SVHC. These include endocrine disruptors and substances that are carcinogenic, toxic to reproduction or very persistent.

What is difference between RoHS and REACH?

There is often confusion between the two, so for clarity the main difference between RoHS and REACH is that RoHS bans substances that are present in electrical equipment that is within the directive. REACH, however, pertains to all chemicals including those used to make a product.

What is exempt from REACH?

Total exemptions Waste, as defined in the EU’s waste legislation, is exempt from REACH, but a product recovered from waste is not. REACH applies for any substance, mixture or article you recover from waste that meets the end of waste criteria.

How many substances are on the reach Authorisation list?

EU REACH Annex XIV Authorisation List includes 54 substances.

What is the role of ECHA?

ECHA receives and evaluates individual registrations for their compliance, and the EU Member States evaluate selected substances to clarify initial concerns for human health or for the environment. Authorities and ECHA’s scientific committees assess whether the risks of substances can be managed.

What is the difference between reach and ECHA?

REACH establishes procedures for collecting and assessing information on the properties and hazards of substances. Companies need to register their substances and to do this they need to work together with other companies who are registering the same substance. ECHA receives and evaluates individual registrations…

How do you comply with ECHA regulations?

To comply with the regulation, companies must identify and manage the risks linked to the substances they manufacture and market in the EU. They have to demonstrate to ECHA how the substance can be safely used, and they must communicate the risk management measures to the users.