Intertek helps companies prepare for 2018 REACH deadline
26 Jan 2016
Successful registrations will require advance planning
Manchester, UK – Intertek, a leading provider of quality solutions worldwide, offers comprehensive testing and consulting support for the last REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) registration deadline of 1 June 2018 for all substances manufactured in the European Union (EU) or imported into the EU in quantities of between one and 100 tonnes per year.REACH is an EU regulation, which came into force on 1 June 2007, to improve the protection of human health and the environment from the risks that can be posed from chemicals. REACH registration requires manufacturers and importers to gather information on the properties of the chemical substances contained in their products. This technical dossier is a mandatory part of the REACH registration process and where there are gaps between available and required information, additional testing may be necessary.
Several challenges for meeting REACH requirements have already been identified. It is anticipated that a large percentage of the companies registering in the 1-100 tpa band will be small to medium-sized companies and many are registering for the first-time. Separately, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), the agency responsible for the management of REACH, recently released its REACH-EN-FORCE 3 (REF-3) enforcement project report. The report details the results of inspections, performed during 2013 and 2014, at 1,169 companies to assess for compliance with REACH registration responsibilities. The report identifies that 13% of inspected companies did not meet at least one REACH registration requirement. The most common issue (70% of non-compliant companies) was failure to register at least one substance subject to registration.
Richard White, Regulatory Consultant within Intertek’s Health, Environmental and Regulatory Services Team in the UK, stated, “We are helping our customers proactively meet the requirements of the forthcoming deadline in June 2018. There is an increased demand for REACH related testing services and Intertek has geared up to address this demand. This deadline is not as far away as it may seem when you factor in the required steps and associated timelines. We recommend that companies requiring support should contact our testing and regulatory experts as soon as possible to ensure a smooth and successful registration.”
Intertek provides a single-source solution for complying with the registration, testing, and documentation requirements of the EU's complex REACH regulation. To help clients navigate the intended changes, Intertek is publishing a series of blogs https://www.intertek.com/blog/chemicals/. To learn more about the REACH services offered by our team of experts and from the larger Intertek organization, please visit https://www.intertek.com/reach/.
Contacts:
For Media Inquiries:
Tracy Veale
Marketing Manager
Global Health, Environmental and Regulatory Services (HERS)
Intertek Life Sciences
Tel.: +1 905 542-2900
Email: tracy.veale@intertek.com
For Technical Inquiries:
Richard White
Regulatory Specialist
Health, Environmental and Regulatory Services (HERS)
Intertek Life Sciences
Tel.: +44 161 245 8075
Email: richard.white@intertek.com
About Intertek
Intertek is a leading quality solutions provider to industries worldwide. From auditing and inspection, to testing, training, advisory, quality assurance and certification, Intertek adds value for its customers by helping improve the quality and safety of their products, assets and processes. With a network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices and over 38,000 people in more than 100 countries, Intertek supports companies’ success in the global marketplace, by helping customers to meet end users’ expectations for safety, sustainability, performance, integrity and desirability in virtually any market worldwide. Visit www.intertek.com