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76/769/EEC is the Directive on the Restriction of Hazardous Chemical Substances. It has been revised dozens of times since it was promulgated in 1976. As Appendix 17 of the REACH regulations officially came into effect on June 1, 2009, 76/769/EEC and its supplementary regulations were also abolished, and all contents were moved to Appendix 17 for continued implementation. Currently, there are 58 categories of substances in Appendix 17 of REACH "Restrictions on the Manufacture, Sales, and Use of Hazardous Substances." Hazardous chemical substances listed in Appendix 17 will be restricted and may not be freely manufactured, sold, or used.
Starting from June 1, 2009, EU member states can submit plans for preparing banned substances (new banned and restricted items), and the EU Executive Commission can request ECHA to prepare relevant reference documents. According to the information currently obtained by ECHA, member states plan to submit a new list of banned substances for the first time in the spring of 2010. The European Executive Commission will also make a decision on whether to include banned and restricted substances in Appendix 17 based on the review of documents submitted by ECHA.
Summary guidance document (Guidance in a nutshell)
In order to make it easier for industry to understand the corresponding documents published by the European Chemical Agency, the European Chemical Agency is producing a series of short version guidance documents. These documents are mainly aimed at managers in industry (including small and medium-sized enterprises) to explain in a concise way the main elements of the complete guidance outline and to provide an overview of the implementation of REACH from different perspectives. However, when the reader is in doubt about details, it is better to refer to the full document.
Finished product requirements
(Guidance in a Nutshell – Requirements for Substances in Articles)
Substances of very high concern (SVHC) in finished products must be notified within 6 months at the latest after being included in the candidate list of authorized substances. It is worth noting that the notification will be implemented from June 1, 2011. Legal liability applies to finished products that have been produced and/or imported into the EEA by manufacturers or importers before SVHC is included in the candidate list of authorized substances, and are supplied after the SVHC item is included in the candidate list of authorized substances. Therefore the supply date of the finished product is very important.
Packaging material is also considered a separate finished product. Therefore, when the SVHC exceeds 0.1%, the industry must also comply with the responsibility of informing buyers and general consumers.
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ECHA e-Newsletter No.3 May/June 2009
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 552/2009
Guidance in a nutshell
