ECHA Enforcement Forum Resolution: REACH enforcement will focus on imported products from 2023 to 2025. The ECHA Enforcement Forum (EF) is composed of one representative from each of the EU member states, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein, responsible for enforcing REACH, CLP, PIC, POPs, and Biocidal Product regulations. ECHA's latest announcement revealed the EF Resolution.
In previous enforcement actions, the ECHA Enforcement Forum worked with customs authorities from 16 Member States on a pilot project to conduct compliance audits of REACH and CLP regulations on products about to be imported into the EU market. The audits covered:
| product | Plan audit content | Plan audit scope |
Finished product
(Articles) | Audit finished products for restricted substances under REACH Annex 17 | Primary target:
Commercial imports (B2B)
Target but not priority:
Private imports (B2C) |
混合物
(Mixtures) | Review of classification and packaging requirements for mixtures |
A total of 1,389 imported products were inspected in this program, and 23% of the inspected products (321 products) were found to be non-compliant with regulatory requirements. Among the 1,389 imported products, 1,225 products were inspected for compliance with REACH Annex 17, with a non-compliance rate of 17%.
The results of the pilot program found that the ECHA Enforcement Forum believed that imported goods needed further control; and that checking imported substances, mixtures and finished products at entry points was the most effective means of preventing non-compliant substances, mixtures and finished products from entering the European market.
Therefore, on November 16, 2022, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) released the latest news that the ECHA Enforcement Forum, which is responsible for coordinating the enforcement of EU chemical legislation, decided to develop and strengthen cooperation between REACH inspectors and member customs, and focus the 2023-2025 REACH enforcement plan on imported substances, mixtures and articles.
Sources:ECHA – European Chemicals Agency
