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REACH Timeline

1 Jun 2007           
REACH comes into force
1 Jun 2008     
Pre-registration for existing (‘phase-in’) substances starts. Registration for new (‘non phase-in’) substances starts.
30 Nov 2008
Pre-registration for phase-in substances ends
            

The pre-registration period is now over.

If your company starts manufacturing or importing 1 tonne or more of a chemical substance per year after 1 December 2008 you can benefit from late pre-registration provisions. Late pre-registration does not apply to companies that failed to meet the pre-registration deadline. These companies cannot continue producing or importing the substance until they have submitted a full registration dossier.

REACH-IT will be enabled for submission of late pre-registrations from 5  January 2009.
1 Dec 2008 Registration for existing substances (that have not been pre-registered) starts
1 Jan 2009 List of pre-registered substances published. SIEFs formed.
1 Jun 2009 First recommendation of priority substances to be considered for authorisation published by ECHA
1 Dec 2010 PHASE 1: Registration deadline for pre-registered ‘phase-in’ substances when;
  • = 1000 tonnes per annum (tpa) or;
  • = 100 tps and classified under CHIP as very toxic to aquatic organisms (R50 - 53) or;
  • = 1 tpa and classified under CHIP as Cat 1 or 2 carcinogens, mutagens or reproductive toxicants
1 Jun 2013 PHASE 2: Deadline for registration of substances supplied at = 100 tpa
1 Jun 2018 PHASE 3: Deadline for registration of substances supplied at = 1 tpa
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