REACH Toolkit
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- ECHA resources **NEW DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE**
- REACH technical guidance **NEW DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE**
- European Commission REACH documents **NEW DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE**
- EU REACH legislation **NEW DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE**
| Date | Source | Content | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | European Chemicals Agency | ECHA website | Website |
| Apr/2008 | European Chemicals Agency | Pre-registration web pages | Website |
| May/2008 | European Chemicals Agency | ** NEW ** REACH-IT web pages | Website |
| Apr/2008 | European Commission | ECHA takes over from ECB | Press release |
| May/2008 | European Chemicals Agency | Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement | Website |
| Jun/2008 | European Chemicals Agency | ** NEW ** FAQs on REACH (upated June 2008) | Guidance |
| n/a | European Chemicals Agency | IUCLID 5 web pages | Website |
| Mar/2008 | European Chemicals Agency | IUCLID 5 plug-in | Software |
| Apr/2008 | European Chemicals Agency | IUCLID 5 training videos (go to bottom of page) | Video |
| May/2008 | European Chemicals Agency | ** NEW ** How to submit data to ECHA – Release 1 | Leaflet |
| Apr/2008 | European Chemicals Agency | Factsheet: Substance identification | Leaflet |
| Apr/2008 | European Chemicals Agency | Factsheet: Downstream users | Leaflet |
| Feb/2008 | European Chemicals Agency | Policy on standard operating procedures | n/a |
| Feb/2008 | European Chemicals Agency | Code of good administrative behaviour | n/a |
| Feb/2008 | European Chemicals Agency | Communications strategy | n/a |
| Feb/2008 | European Chemicals Agency | Consultation procedure on guidance | n/a |
| Dec/2007 | European Chemicals Agency | ECHA 2008 budget and establishment plan | n/a |
| Dec/2007 | European Chemicals Agency | ECHA's 2008 work programme | n/a |
| Date | Source | Content | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun/2007 | European Chemicals Agency | REACH Navigator tool | Guidance |
May/2008 | European Chemicals Agency | **NEW** Registration guidance: registration (revised May 2008) (from RIP 3.1) | Guidance |
| Feb/2008 | European Chemicals Agency | Registration guidance: intermediates (revised Feb 2008) (from RIP 3.1) | Guidance |
| May/2008 | European Chemicals Agency | **NEW** Registration guidance: monomers and polymers (revised May 2008) (from RIP 3.1) | Guidance |
| Feb/2008 | European Chemicals Agency | Registration guidance: scientific R&D and PPORD (revised Feb 2008) (from RIP 3.1) | Guidance |
| May/2008 | European Chemicals Bureau | **NEW** Guidance on information requirements and chemical safety assessment (from RIP 3.2) | Guidance |
| Jun/2007 | European Chemicals Bureau | RIP 3.3 (final draft guidance): Information requirements | Guidance |
| Sep/2007 | European Chemicals Agency | Pre-registration and data sharing (from RIP 3.4) | Guidance |
| Jan/2008 | European Chemicals Agency | Guidance for downstream users (from RIP 3.5) | Guidance |
| Feb/2006 | European Chemicals Agency | RIP 3.5 scoping study on requirements for downstream users | Report |
| May/2008 | European Chemicals Bureau | ** NEW ** Guidance on requirements for substances in articles (from RIP 3.8) | Guidance |
| Mar/2006 | European Chemicals Bureau | RIP 3.9 (preliminary study): socio-economic assessments | Report |
| Jun/2007 | European Chemicals Agency | Identification and naming of substances in REACH (from RIP 3.10) | Guidance |
| Jul/2007 | European Chemicals Agency | Dossier and substance evaluation (from RIP 4.1-4.2) | Guidance |
| May/2008 | European Chemicals Agency | ** NEW ** Guidance on socio-economic analysis - Restrictions from RIP 4) | Guidance |
| Jul/2007 | European Chemicals Agency | Guidance for the preparation of an Annex XV dossier on harmonised classification and labelling (from RIP 4.4) | Guidance |
| Jul/2007 | European Chemicals Agency | Guidance for the preparation of an Annex XV dossier on the identification of substances of very high concern (from RIP 4.4) | Guidance |
| Sep/2007 | European Chemicals Agency | Guidance for the preparation of an Annex XV dossier for restrictions (from RIP 4.4) | Guidance |
| Jun/2007 | European Chemicals Agency | IUCLID5 guidance and support: end user manual, vol 1 | Guidance |
| Dec/2004 | European Chemicals Bureau | Alternative approaches can reduce the use of test animals under REACH | Report |
| Sep/2004 | European Chemicals Bureau | Assessment of additional testing needs under REACH: Effects of (Q)SARS, risk based testing and voluntary industry initiatives | Report |
| Oct/2004 | European Chemicals Bureau | Assessment tools under the new EU chemicals policy | Report |
| Mar/2005 | European Chemicals Bureau | Report from Commission workshop: Planning for the operation of key elements of REACH | Report |
| Date | Source | Content | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun/2008 | European Commission | ** NEW ** Waste and recovered substances: paper for fourth meeting of REACH competent authorities | Policy paper |
| Apr/2008 | European Commission | REACH pre-registration and registration Q&As | Guidance |
| Oct/2007 | European Chemicals Bureau | REACH brochure for exporters to the EU | Guidance |
| Sep/2007 | European Chemicals Bureau | Brochures on REACH in all EU languages | Guidance |
| Jun/2007 | European Commission | Q&A on European Chemicals Agency | Guidance |
| Jul/2007 | European Commission | Q&A on REACH | Guidance |
| Dec/2006 | European Commission | Press release annnouncing adoption of REACH Regulation | Press release |
| Sep/2006 | European Commission | REACH in brief | Report |
| Apr/2005 | European Commission | Extended impact assessment of REACH | Report |
| Oct/2003 | European Commission | Assessment of business impacts of new regulations in the chemicals sector | Report |
| Feb/2001 | European Commission | White Paper on strategy for a future chemicals policy | Report |