SUNIVO REACH Newsletter(7)
ISSUE 7-22th April 2009
SUNIVO is fully authorized to import and sell to Europe
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SUNIVO has attended Chemspec India in Mumbai Exhibition Centre on April 15th & 16th 2009. We have noticed that many visitors were interested in our wide range of chemical substances (like dyes, fragrances, general intermediates and all the most competitive chemicals from China) and services. As REACH manager, I should share with you that many Indian companies had issues regarding their chemical business developments in Europe and many of them have failed to comply to REACH. So I have brought them insurance that Sunivo can help them for the European Chemical market, as we are fully authorized to import and sell to Europe, moreover our chemical network can give them additional opportunities for European chemical end-users and European chemical distributors. They were happy that we can provide REACH for free if they pass through our platform and continue their business in the European Chemical market. I feel that the REACH services companies weren’t happy to see us in this fair. More than ever : Sunivo, Your Chemical Partner!
Overview of the CSA process
Compiling and assessing available information
The first step in the CSA process is to compile and evaluate all available relevant information. This includes the intrinsic properties of the substance, manufacture and use, the subsequent life-cycle stages, and the related emissions and exposures.
This compilation will form the foundation for all further CSA activities, e.g. targeting the hazard assessment, and can be a basis for the exposure assessment where required.
The information generation process for intrinsic properties under REACH is based on a 4-step procedure:
Step 1: Collect available information on intrinsic properties on a substance and share this information (to the extent possible) with other companies.
Step 2: Compare standard information requirements on intrinsic properties as laid down in annex VII to X with the principal options in annex XI to deviate from the standard requirements, and based on this determine the information need. Note that this may be an iterative process, taking into account information on manufacture, use and exposure. In some cases, an exposure assessment may be required to justify that certain standard information is not needed (exposure based waiving). Likewise use and exposure information may trigger generation of further information (exposure triggered testing).
Step 3: Identify information gaps by comparing the available information with the information needed.
Step 4: Generate new data and/or propose testing strategy
SUNIVO Recommendation: In this respect, the CSA is not only a method to develop exposure scenarios and to demonstrate control of risk but also to support the evaluation process from available information on substance properties (step 1) to establishing the need to generate new data (step 4).
Sources: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
SUNIVO is involved in the many consortia in order to prepare SIEF organization.
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