EUROFER REACH guidance for the European Steel Industry. 09.09 ...

REACH Guidance for the European Steel Industry
Users of this manual are recommended to consult the ECHA REACH Navigator website for detailed
guidance on authorisation and its costs. The Commission Regulation on the fees and charges payable
to the ECHA pursuant to the REACH Regulation was adopted in April 2008.
Note: Unlike the registration process where substances manufactured or imported in volumes < 1
tonne do not need to be registered, there is no such volume based exemption for authorisation,
restriction or the classification and labelling inventory.
2.7 Restriction
The Regulation also enables Member States to propose restrictions on the placement of substances
on the market and their use(s) where there is an unacceptable risk to human health and the
environment that needs to be addressed on a Community-wide basis. The restriction process applies
to substances on their own, in preparations and articles. A restriction may be ‘partial’ (for specific
uses) or ‘complete’. Either the national competent authorities or ECHA may prepare restriction
dossiers.
Users of this manual are recommended to consult the ECHA REACH Navigator website for detailed
guidance on restriction and its costs. The Commission Regulation on the fees and charges payable to
the ECHA pursuant to the REACH Regulation was adopted in April 2008.,
2.8 Classification and Labelling of Substances
REACH requires registrants to assess substances and determine whether they meet the criteria for
classification as hazardous to human health or the environment. Indeed, the technical dossiers to be
submitted as part of the joint substance registrations will include, where appropriate, recommendations
for classification and labelling.
In parallel to REACH, the EU plans to implement the Globally Harmonised System (GHS) for
classification and labelling of substances and mixtures (preparations). The EU GHS will replace the
classification and labelling provisions of the Dangerous Substances Directive (67/548/EEC) and the
Dangerous Preparations Directive (99/45/EC). Eurofer will provide separate guidance when this
important new legislation has been finalised and adopted under the co-decision procedure by the
European Parliament and the Council of the European Union.
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