REACH Toolkit

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Official REACH-related websites
ECHA resources
REACH technical guidance
European Commission REACH documents
EU REACH legislation

OFFICIAL REACH-RELATED WEBSITES
Organisation	Content
European Chemicals Agency	Official website for ECHA
European Chemicals Bureau	Information on REACH Implementation Projects and other technical documents
European Commission Environment Directorate	Background policy documents on REACH
European Commission Enterprise Directorate	Background policy documents on REACH
EU Member State helpdesks	Contact details for member state helpdesks
Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAUA)	German REACH helpdesk
UK Health & Safety Executive	UK REACH Competent Authority website
Belgian Economic Affairs Ministry	Official Belgian REACH website including link to inventory tool
European Chemicals Agency	IUCLID 5: the EU's chemical information database
European Chemicals Bureau	Inventory of (Q)SAR models
European Chemicals Bureau	ESIS: overarching EU inventory of substances, data, classification and labelling
OECD	eChemPortal for information on chemical substances
UNECE	GHS website: Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals
e-REACH	e-learning tool on REACH

ECHA RESOURCES
Date	Source	Content	Category
Jun/2009	European Chemicals Agency	Guidance on inclusion of substances in Annex XIV (List of substances subject to authorisation) *New*	Factsheet
Jun/2009	European Chemicals Agency	Guidance in a nutshell: Registration data and dossier handling. *New*	Guidance
Jun/2009	European Chemicals Agency	Guidance in a nutshell: Requirements for substances in articles*New*	Guidance
May/2009	European Chemicals Agency	REACH-IT FAQs	Guidance
May/2009	European Chemicals Agency	Substance Information Exchange Forum (SIEF)	Website
May/2009	European Chemicals Agency	Questions and answers on Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures	Guidance
Apr/2009	European Chemicals Agency	Duties of companies that change their name or legal personality	Factsheet
Apr/2009	European Chemicals Agency	Getting started in SIEFs - Top tips	Factsheet
Apr/2009	European Chemicals Agency	Workshop on the candidate list and authorisation as risk management instruments. Workshop proceedings.	Report
Mar/2009	European Chemicals Agency	Socio-economic analysis data web portal	Website
Mar/2009	European Chemicals Agency	Socio-economic analysis in REACH	Web pages
Mar/2009	European Chemicals Agency	Factsheet: Guidance on socio-economic analysis - restrictions	Guidance
Mar/2009	European Chemicals Agency	FAQs on REACH	Guidance
Feb/2009	European Chemicals Agency	Factsheet: Guidance on requirements for substances in articles	Leaflet
Feb/2009	European Chemicals Agency	SIEF - Key principles	Guidance
Jan/2009	European Chemicals Agency	REACH-IT web pages	Website
Dec/2008	European Chemicals Agency	REACH Pre-registration: Questions & Answers	Guidance
Oct/2008	European Chemicals Agency	Applying socio-economic analysis as part of restriction proposals under REACH. Workshop proceedings	Report
Oct/2008	European Chemicals Agency	Questions and answers for the registrants of previously notified substances	Guidance
Oct/2008	European Chemicals Agency	Candidate list of substances of very high concern for authorisation	Guidance
Jul/2008	European Chemicals Agency	Factsheet: Data sharing	Leaflet
Jul/2008	European Chemicals Agency	Factsheet: Registration	Leaflet
Jul/2008	European Chemicals Agency	Factsheet: Information requirements - chemical safety assessment (Part A)	Leaflet
Jul/2008	European Chemicals Agency	Factsheet: Information requirements and chemical safety assessment (Part D)	Leaflet
May/2008	European Chemicals Agency	Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement	Website
Apr/2008	European Chemicals Agency	Pre-registration web pages	Website
Apr/2008	European Chemicals Agency	ECHA takes over from ECB	Press release
Apr/2008	European Chemicals Agency	Factsheet: Substance identification	Leaflet
Apr/2008	European Chemicals Agency	Factsheet: Downstream users	Leaflet
Mar/2008	European Chemicals Agency	IUCLID 5 Pre-registration plug-in	Software
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
Oct/2007	European Chemicals Agency	ECHA's 2008 work programme	n/a
n/a	European Chemicals Agency	REACH Glossary	n/a
n/a	European Chemicals Agency	REACH Navigator tool	Guidance
n/a	European Chemicals Agency	IUCLID 5 supporting documentation and training	n/a
n/a	European Chemicals Agency	IUCLID 5 web pages	Website
n/a	European Chemicals Agency	ECHA website	Website

REACH CONSULTATIONS
Date	Source	Content	Category
Jun/2009	European Chemicals Agency	Harmonising classification and labelling: Di-tert-butyl peroxide; gallium arsenide; indium phosphide; trixylyl phosphate. Closing date for comments: 27 July 2009 *New*	Consultation
Feb/2009	European Chemicals Agency	Harmonising classification and labelling	Consultation
Jan/2009	European Chemicals Agency	Priority setting of substances for inclusion in the list of substances subject to Authorisation	Consultation
Jan/2009	European Chemicals Agency	Draft recommendation of substances for inclusion in the list of substances subject to Authorisation	Consultation
Jan/2009	European Chemicals Agency	Justification for the draft Annex XIV recommendation. General approach	Report
Jun/2008	European Chemicals Agency	Consultation on substances of very high concern: Annex XV reports	Consultation

REACH TECHNICAL GUIDANCE
Date	Source	Content	Category
Jun/2009	European Chemicals Agency	(Draft) Guidance on information requirements and chemical safety assessment. Chapter R.12: Use of descriptor system*New*	Guidance (draft)
Jun/2009	European Chemicals Agency	Draft guidance for Annex V*New*	Guidance (draft)
Jun/2009	European Chemicals Agency	Recommendation of the ECHA for the inclusion of substances in Annex XIV (the list of substances subject to authorisation) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006	Guidance
May/2009	European Chemicals Agency	Data Submission Manual 5: How to complete a technical dossier for registrations and PPORD notificiations (release 2.0)	Guidance
Apr/2009	European Chemicals Agency	EC chemicals inventory (version 1.1)	Data
Mar/2009	European Chemicals Agency	List of pre-registered substances	Report
Dec/2008	European Chemicals Agency	Registry of intentions for Annex XV dossiers. Dossiers submitted	Guidance
Dec/2008	European Chemicals Agency	Registry of intentions for Annex XV dossiers. Current Intentions	Guidance
Nov/2008	European Chemicals Agency	Obligations linked to the candidate list of substances of very high concern	Guidance
Aug/2008	European Chemicals Agency	PPORD completeness check	Software
Aug/2008	European Chemicals Agency	Guidance on inclusion of substances in Annex XIV (substances subject to Authorisation)	Guidance
Aug/2008	European Chemicals Agency	Guidance on priority setting for evaluation	Guidance
Jul/2008	European Chemicals Agency	Data submission manual 6: Submissions of bulk pre-registrations	Guidance
May/2008	European Chemicals Agency	Guidance on registration	Guidance
May/2008	European Chemicals Agency	Guidance for monomers and polymers	Guidance
May/2008	European Chemicals Agency	Guidance on information requirements and chemical safety assessment	Guidance
May/2008	European Chemicals Agency	Guidance on requirements for substances in articles	Guidance
May/2008	European Chemicals Agency	Guidance on socio-economic analysis - Restrictions	Guidance
Feb/2008	European Chemicals Agency	Guidance for intermediates	Guidance
Feb/2008	European Chemicals Agency	Guidance on scientific R&D and PPORD	Guidance
Jan/2008	European Chemicals Agency	Guidance for downstream users	Guidance
Sep/2007	European Chemicals Agency	Guidance on data sharing	Guidance
Sep/2007	European Chemicals Agency	Guidance for the preparation of an Annex XV dossier for restrictions	Guidance
Jun/2007	European Chemicals Agency	Guidance on identification and naming of substances in REACH	Guidance
Jul/2007	European Chemicals Agency	Guidance on dossier and substance evaluation	Guidance
Jul/2007	European Chemicals Agency	Guidance for the preparation of an Annex XV dossier on harmonised classification and labelling	Guidance
Jul/2007	European Chemicals Agency	Guidance for the preparation of an Annex XV dossier on the identification of substances of very high concern	Guidance
Jun/2007	European Chemicals Agency	IUCLID 5 documentation (including user and installation manuals)	Guidance
Feb/2005	European Chemicals Bureau	Report from Commission workshop: Planning for the operation of key elements of REACH	Report
Nov/2004	European Chemicals Bureau	Alternative approaches can reduce the use of test animals under REACH	Report
Sep/2003	European Chemicals Bureau	Assessment of additional testing needs under REACH: Effects of (Q)SARS, risk based testing and voluntary industry initiatives	Report
Sep/2003	European Commission	Details of alternative testing need. Scenario 1. Scenario 2. Scenario 3	Report
May/2003	European Chemicals Bureau	Assessment tools under the new EU chemicals policy	Report

EUROPEAN COMMISSION REACH DOCUMENTS
Date	Source	Content	Category
Apr/2009	European Commission	Communication on REACH Annexes I, IV and V + Related staff working document	Policy papers
Dec/2008	European Commission	Nanomaterials in REACH	Report
Oct/2008	European Commission	Draft guidance for Annex V	Guidance
Jun/2008	European Commission	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 Agency	REACH brochure for exporters to the EU	Guidance
Oct/2007	European Commission	Study on IT tools to assist the development of chemical safety reports	Report
Sep/2007	European Chemicals Bureau	Brochures on REACH in all EU languages	Guidance
Jul/2007	European Commission	Q&A on REACH	Guidance
Jun/2007	European Commission	Q&A on European Chemicals Agency	Guidance
Jun/2007	European Commission	Impact assessment on proposed Regulation on classification and labelling of substances, amending REACH	Report
Dec/2006	European Commission	Press release annnouncing adoption of REACH Regulation	Press release
Dec/2006	European Commission	Technical assistance for REACH impact assessment updates. Erratum (Jan 07)	Report
Sep/2006	European Commission	REACH in brief	Report
May/2006	European Commission	Impact assessment of implementing the GHS	Report
May/2006	European Commission	Impact assessment of implementing the GHS - Work Package 1	Report
May/2006	European Commission	Impact assessment of implementing the GHS - Work Package 2	Report
Feb/2006	European Commission	Piloting REACH on downstream use and communication in Europe	Report
Dec/2005	European Commission	Analysis of the potential impacts of REACH on European textile supply chains. Executive Summary. Report. Annexes	Report
Nov/2005	Council of the European Union	Note on the impact assessment of alternative approaches to registration of low-volume substances	Report
Jul/2005	European Commission	The SPORT report. Making REACH work in practice	Report
Jul/2005	European Commission	Implementation of REACH in the new European Member States. Executive Summary. Part I. Part II.	Report
Jul/2005	European Commission	REACH - further work on impact assessment: a case study approach. Final report. Executive Summary	Report
Apr/2005	European Commission	Extended impact assessment of REACH	Report
Nov/2003	European Commission	A microeconomic model to assess the economic impacts of the EU's new chemicals policy	Report
Oct/2003	European Commission	Revised business impact assessment for the consultation document (working paper 4)	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

EU REACH LEGISLATION
Date	Source	Content	Category
Mar/2009	European Commission	Draft Commission Regulation amending for the purposes of adaptation to technical progress Regulation (EC) No 440/2008 laying down test methods pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 on REACH. Annexes to the draft Commission Regulation	Legislation
Mar/2009	European Commission	Draft Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 on REACH as regards Annex XVII	Legislation
Feb/2009	Official Journal of the European Union	Commission Regulation (EC) No 134/2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 on REACH as regards to Annex XI	Legislation
Feb/2009	Official Journal of the European Union	UPDATED TEXT (CORRIGENDUM): Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 concerning REACH, establishing a European Chemicals Agency	Legislation
Dec/2008	Official Journal of the European Union	Regulation (EC) No 1336/2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 684/2004 to adapt it to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures	Legislation
Dec/2008	Official Journal of the European Union	Directive 2008/112/EC amending Council Directives 76/768/EEC, 88/378/EEC, 1999/13/EC and Directives 2000/53/EC, 2002/96/EC and 2004/42/EC in order to adapt them to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures	Legislation
Dec/2008	Official Journal of the European Union	Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006	Legislation
Oct/2008	Official Journal of the European Union	Commission Regulation (EC) No 987/2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 on REACH as regards to Annexes IV and V	Legislation
Jul/2008	Official Journal of the European Union	Draft Commission Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards Annex IV and V	Legislation
May/2008	Official Journal of the European Union	Council Regulation EC 440/2008 laying down test methods pursuant to Regulation EC 1907/2006 on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)	Legislation
Apr/2008	Official Journal of the European Union	Commission Regulation EC 340/2008 on the fees and charges payable to the European Chemicals Agency pursuant to Regulation EC 1907/2006 on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)	Legislation
Nov/2007	Official Journal of the European Union	Council Regulation EC 1354/2007 adapting Regulation EC 1907/2006 (REACH), by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania	Legislation
Oct/2007	Council of the European Union	UPDATED TEXT (CORRIGENDUM): Regulation EC 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)	Legislation
Oct/2007	European Commission	Criteria for inclusion of substances in Annex IV of Regulation EC 1907/2006	Legislation
Jun/2007	European Commission	Proposal for a Regulation on Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures	Legislation
May/2007	Official Journal of the European Union	UPDATED TEXT: Regulation EC 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)	Legislation
May/2007	Official Journal of the European Union	UPDATED TEXT: Directive 2006/121/EC amending Council Directive 67/548/EEC in order to adapt it to Regulation EC 1907/2006	Legislation
Apr/2007	Royal Haskoning	Reach Regulation EC 1907/2006 with hyperlinks to other texts	Legislation
Dec/2006	Official Journal of the European Union	Regulation EC 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)	Legislation
Dec/2006	Official Journal of the European Union	Directive 2006/121/EC amending Council Directive 67/548/EEC in order to adapt it to Regulation EC 1907/2006	Legislation
Oct/2003	European Commission	Proposal for a Regulation concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)	Legislation
Oct/2003	European Commission	Proposal for a Directive amending Council Directive 67/548/EEC in order to adapt it to Regulation concerning the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals (REACH)	Legislation