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

Contents
REACH Guidance for the European Steel Industry
Preamble......................................................................................................................3
1 Introduction to REACH...............................................................................................4
2 The REACH Process..................................................................................................6
2.1 Pre-registration.....................................................................................................6
2.2 Substance Information Exchange Forums (SIEFs)..............................................7
2.3 Registration..........................................................................................................8
2.3.1 Registration of substances on their own......................................................10
2.3.2 Exemptions from registration.......................................................................10
2.3.3 Registration of substances in preparations.................................................11
2.3.4 Registration of substances in articles..........................................................12
2.3.5 Registration of recovered substances.........................................................13
2.4 Downstream Users.............................................................................................13
2.5 Evaluation...........................................................................................................15
2.6 Authorisation......................................................................................................15
2.7 Restriction...........................................................................................................16
2.8 Classification and Labelling of Substances........................................................16
3 3. Application of REACH to the iron and steel industry............................................17
3.1 Registration in the steel sector...........................................................................18
3.2 Authorisations in the steel sector......................................................................19
3.3 Downstream user activities in the steel sector...................................................19
4 Annex I: REACH definitions.....................................................................................21
5 Annex II: Glossary of terms and abbreviations........................................................23
6 Annex III: Useful web links.......................................................................................25
7 Annex IV: ECHA REACH Technical Guidance........................................................26
8 Annex V: EUROFER position papers.......................................................................28
9 Annex VI: Case studies............................................................................................54
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