REACHing new business opportunities
with late pre-registration
When the pre-registration of substances in quantities supports those whose business
period closed last year, many of 1 tonne or more per year is growing.
people breathed a sigh of relief may need to register those
having ticked off an important substances. An initial period of Eligible substances
task in their REACH project pre-registration – from 1 June Many (but not all!) substances
plan. But what if your business 2008 to 1 December 2008 – on the EU market today qualify
is doing well (we hope it is!) allowed those who manufactured for pre-registration. They
and you start to manufacture or imported eligible are described as “phase-in”
or import a new substance substances after 1 June 2007 substances and meet one of the
above the 1 tonne threshold to take advantage of extended following criteria:
now that 1 December 2008 has registration periods for those • Listed on EINECS
passed? The REACHReady substances, significantly easing • Manufactured in the EU at least
Helpdesk is now receiving the burden of REACH. once in the 15 years before
quite a few enquiries from REACH became law, but were
companies throughout the EU Supporting new business not placed on the market by
who have either just passed Late pre-registration gives the the manufacturer (provided the
through the 1 tonne per year same benefit to manufacturers manufacturer has documentary
barrier or who are thinking of and importers who for the first evidence of this)
doing so when considering time after 1 December 2008 • No Longer Polymers
taking on a new piece of introduce to the EU a qualifying Any other substances that must
business and who want a bit substance (in quantities of be registered under REACH
of clarification on the rules for 1 tonne or more per year per fall into the category of “non-
“The good news is
“late pre-registration”. So here legal entity). The late pre- phase-in” substances. If you
that for eligible sub-
goes… registration facility is just one of manufacture or import a non-
stances you don’t
the ways REACH encourages phase-in substance you must
need to submit a
A recap companies to explore new hold a valid registration before
late pre-registration
Under REACH, EU ventures that fall under the passing through the annual
before you first
manufacturers and importers scope of REACH registration and 1 tonne barrier – unfortunately
break the 1 tonne
barrier…”
How to submit your late pre-registration
Late pre-registration is quick and easy to do as a company before you can pre-register your
through the REACH-IT portal at https://reach-it. substance. Note that you must declare when you
echa.europa.eu/reach/public/welcome.faces. first exceeded the 1 tonne barrier, showing that
You use the same account details that you you qualify for late pre-registration.
used for normal pre-registrations. If this is your Unlike registration, there is no fee for
company’s first pre-registration, you will need submitting a late pre-registration to ECHA; all
to create a REACH-IT account by signing up it will cost is your time and access to the Internet.
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