SUNIVO REACH Newsletter( 3 )
ISSUE 3-26th February 2009
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FIRST PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON HARMONISED CLASSIFICATION AND LABELLING
ECHA has published on its website the first public consultation on a proposal to harmonize the classification and labeling of two chemical substances (Epoxiconazole and Diantimony trioxide). Comments are welcome on the proposal within the next 45 days. All comments will be taken into account in the subsequent decision-making process.
When will Data Holders join the SIEF?
Data Holders can submit information on phase-in substances after the publication of the list of pre-registered substances by ECHA. At that stage, however, the SIEF or SIEFs for the substance, as pre-registered, may not yet be formed. Data Holders will not be involved in pre-SIEF discussions. They will be considered as members of all SIEFs once formed as a consequence of the pre-SIEF discussions between Pre-Registrants of the same EINECS entry.
Potential Registrants will only start investigating about data availability once the SIEF is finally formed and when they have identified data gaps. At that stage, they can launch queries for missing data (this is mandatory if the missing piece of data involves vertebrate animal testing). In doing so, Potential Registrants must bear in mind the fact that there may be several SIEFs corresponding to the entry in the list of pre-registered substances. Queries must consequently be sent to all Data Holders corresponding to the entry in the list of pre-registered substances, and possibly those in another entry if the final SIEF is the result of a merger of several pre-registered substances.
Potential Registrants will then assess the relevance of data held by Data Holders taking into account the identity of the substance covered by the SIEF and the provisions laid down in Section 7.2. This will require Data Holders to communicate information on the identity of the substance. Data Holders are therefore also recommended to review identity information on the basis of the criteria laid down in the Guidance on substance identification for the data they have available and when deciding to contribute for REACH data sharing purposes.
SUNIVO Recommendation: Data Holders should be aware of the identity of the substance relating to the data they are holding in order to allow Potential Registrants to ascertain the relevance to their substance. They should approach the establishment of the identity of the tested substance and the relevance of that in relation to the substances pre-registered in a similar way as the Pre-Registrants.
If you have any issue facing with REACH or trade in Europe, please feel free to contact us:
reach@sunivo.comSources: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).
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