REACH eBulletin: upcoming deadlines for businesses for UK REACH

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GB-based holders of an existing EU authorisation

Your existing EU authorisation has been carried over (‘grandfathered’) into UK REACH.

 

This includes the review period and any conditions attached to the authorisation.

 

Grandfathering will not incur a fee from the Agency (HSE).

 

Within 60 days of the end of the Transition Period (1 March 2021), you must supply the Agency (HSE) with technical information relating to the authorisation.

 

The required information is:

  • the information included in the application for the EU authorisation;
  • any other information provided to ECHA by the applicant for the authorisation which was material to the formation of ECHA’s opinion; and
  • any information required to be submitted or recorded before the end of the Transition Period under any condition under which the authorisation is granted.

This information should be submitted by email in IUCLID 6 format to ukreach.authorisation@hse.gov.uk using the subject 'GB-based holder of an existing EU Authorisation (Art 127F)'.

 

For more information please visit this webpage.  


GB-based downstream users of an existing EU REACH authorisation held by a UK or an EU/EEA company

You can continue to use that substance in accordance with that authorisation.

 

Within 60 days of the end of the Transition Period (1 March 2021), you must confirm to HSE:

  • that you are an existing authorised downstream user under EU law in relation to the substance
  • the existing EU authorisation number
  • any conditions set out in the existing EU authorisation
  • the identity of the supplier of the substance

This information should be submitted by email to ukreach.authorisation@hse.gov.uk using the subject 'GB-based DU of an existing EU authorisation (Art 127H)'.

 

For more information please visit this webpage.


GB based producers & importers of GB based products who have previously submitted an Article 7(2) notification to European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

If you are not a registrant of the substance concerned but have previously notified ECHA:

 

Within 60 days of the end of the transition period (1 March 2021) you must provide HSE the information previously provided to ECHA under EU REACH.

 

This can be done via the Comply with UK REACH IT system. 

 

 

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