Regulatory ESSENTIAL
Europ. Economi. - REACH

Scope of this ESSENTIAL

This ESSENTIAL describes the legal obligations for downstream users and manufacturers of articles and the regulatory requirements for substances of very high concern in articles. '

Abbreviations

here you will get a table Important abbreviations which are special for this legislation or theme.

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)?

Hints

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

Scope of legislation

Article 1: 2. This Regulation lays down provisions on substances and mixtures within the meaning of Article 3. These provisions shall apply to the manufacture, placing on the market or use of such substances on their own, in mixtures or in articles and to the placing on the market of mixtures. 3. This Regulation is based on the principle that it is for manufacturers, importers and downstream users to ensure that they manufacture, place on the market or use such substances that do not adversely affect human health or the environment.'

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)

Hints

here you will get a linked document in ROGER WILLCO (only reachable with additional ROGER WILLCO licence) Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes

Penalty by this legislation

here you will get a table What are the possible penalties (e. g. sales ban, fines) in the case of non-compliance?

Exemption clauses

here you will get a table 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 textual information 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

Market surveillance authority

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

Link/Reference to other reference document(s)

here you will get related hyperlink(s)

Link/Reference to other reference document(s)

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

Hints

here you will get a table 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.

Obligations of producers, suppliers and users of articles

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

Hints

here you will get textual information

Obligations for substances of very high concern (SVHC) Obligations (notification, information) in relation to substances of very high concern (SVHC) or other special substances

Substances of very high concern (SVHC)

here you will get related hyperlink(s) what are the criteria for these substances? (e.g. Art. 57 REACH)

Notification obligations

here you will get textual information e.g. Art. 7 (2) REACH Notification to ECHA if SVHC is present in those articles above a concentration of 0,1 % weight by weight (w/w).

Required information for notification

here you will get textual information Which information shall be submitted?

Deadline for the notification

here you will get textual information

Duty to communicate information on substances in articles

here you will get textual information

Duty to communicate information on substances in articles 2

here you will get textual information

Required information to communicate

here you will get textual information

Deadline for the information

here you will get textual information

Hints

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Hints

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Hints 2

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

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