Regulatory ESSENTIAL
Australia - REACH

Scope of this ESSENTIAL

This ESSENTIAL describes the regulatory requirements for introducers of industrial chemicals and manufacturers of articles and the regulatory requirements for substances in articles.'

Analysis of regulatory requirements

Legislation in force for this PCT

here you will get a linked document in ROGER WILLCO (only reachable with additional ROGER WILLCO licence) Are legal provisions regulates the product compliance topic? If yes, what is the reference (title, number)?

Scope of legislation

Section 9 of the Act "article" means an object that: (a) is produced for use for a particular purpose, being a purpose that requires that the object have a particular shape, surface or design; and (b) is formed to that shape, surface or design during production; and (c) undergoes no change of chemical composition when used for that purpose except as an intrinsic aspect of that use; but does not include an object of a kind prescribed by the rules for the purposes of this definition. "use", for an industrial chemical, includes any of the following activities involving the industrial chemical: (j) producing an article; Section 7 of the Rules Specified classes of introductions (4) For the purposes of subsection (1), this subsection applies to the following classes of introductions: (a) introductions of an industrial chemical that is a UV filter; (b) introductions of an industrial chemical for an end use in an article with food contact; (c) introductions of an industrial chemical for an end use in a personal vaporiser; (d) introductions of an industrial chemical for an end use in tattoo ink; (e) introductions of an industrial chemical for an end use in an article that is a children’s toy or a children’s care product.'

Responsible actors

here you will get textual information Which actor(s) are responsible for compliance with the legal provisions: e. g. - economic operators (manufacturer, importer, distributor, fulfilment service provider), - user (commercial/industrial/professional), - user (private, consumer)?

Regulatory market access conditions for the actor(s)

here you will get textual information What are the main regulatory requirements (e. g. conformity assessment fulfilment of essential requirements of Annex I 2006/42/EC) prior placing on the market, importation and putting into service (brief description)

Exemption clauses

here you will get textual information Exempted devices/products or industry sectors.

Sub-federal legislation of states/counties

here you will get textual information E. g. by 2019 an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) on governance of the Electrical Equipment Safety System (EESS) has been signed by Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania.

FTA/MRA status with EU

here you will get related hyperlink(s) Has the country signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) or a Mutual recognition agreement (MRA) with EU?

Authority

here you will get related hyperlink(s) Name of the authority for approval, registration, market surveillance and/or enforcement

Link/Reference to other reference document(s)

here you will get a linked document in ROGER WILLCO (only reachable with additional ROGER WILLCO licence)

Link/Reference to other reference document(s)

here you will get related hyperlink(s)

Hints

here you will get textual information Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes

Route to compliance

Formal and administrative requirements

Registration at related authority required?

here you will get textual information Product registration? Manufacturer registration? Importer / Representative registration? if required.

Local representative legally required?

here you will get textual information [Yes/No]

Hints

here you will get textual information Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes

Obligations of producers, suppliers and users of articles Producers, suppliers and users of articles can have information and notification obligations as well as the obligation to register substances in certain circumstances.

Registration obligations for substances

here you will get textual information Registration requirements for substances in articles

Registration obligations for articles

here you will get textual information

Hints

here you will get a image or chart

Hints

here you will get textual information

Code, Continent	AUS, Australia
Economic Area	APEC
Official Language	Australia does not have an official language, the main language of Australia is definitely ENGLISH. The written English used is closely related to the English of Britain, although there are a few differences in spelling.
Standard Institute	Standards Australia | https://www.standards.org.au/
HS Codemember	Yes