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REACH and DKSH

DKSH is your No. 1 address for REACH and market expansion services. REACH is a new regulatory challenge with serious implications for current and future business decisions. Compliance with REACH is mandatory for the sale of chemicals in the European Union. It is vital for our business partners to coordinate registration decisions and marketing strategies. Thanks to our regulatory expertise and in-depth market know-how, DKSH offers a unique combination of competencies to take care of both your regulatory and your commercial needs.

DKSH’s registration service provides full support to guarantee REACH compliance. DKSH manages and organizes the required data, creates the necessary registration (or late pre-registration) information packages for your substances, and submits the registration packages to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). With five legal entities operating in the European Union, we guarantee high flexibility and numerous options for any requirement related to REACH.

REACH key facts

On June 1, 2007, new chemicals legislation took effect which fundamentally changes chemical control in the EU. The main aim of REACH is registration: 30,000 substances currently sold in the EU must now be registered with the new European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). Manufacturers and importers of chemicals have to submit dossiers on the properties of their substances, their uses, and safe ways of handling them. The burden of proof for demonstrating the safe use of chemicals has been transferred from member states to the industry. Enterprises that manufacture or import more than one metric ton of a substance per year now have to register. Responsibility for registration falls upon EU chemical producers and importers into the EU. Importers and distributors like DKSH are now legally responsible for full compliance with the legislation. The changes aim to improve human health, increase environmental protection, and enhance the competitiveness of the EU chemicals industry.

• Registration of chemicals manufactured or imported into the EU in quantities exceeding one metric ton per year per manufacturer or importer

• Evaluation of registration dossiers by the ECHA in Helsinki

• Authorization for, and restriction of chemicals of high concern to, specific uses, where risks can be demonstrated to be controlled

• Transitional periods for so-called phase-in substances will be granted in order to establish a registration dossier

• Pre-registration is required for phase-in substances so that manufacturers and importers can benefit from the transitional regime and continue with manufacture or import while preparing their registration

• Depending on substance volumes (per year and manufacturer or importer) and substance risks, transitional periods will last until 2010, 2013 or 2018

DKSH offers outstanding and professional regulatory services for our business partners. We combine marketing excellence with regulatory know-how and offer full market access and REACH compliance. We act as an importer or only representative on behalf of non-EU companies and support them with consulting services.