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<strong>Guidance</strong> on registration
Version 2.0 May 2012 15
2 Registration obligations
2.1 Who has to register?
Aim:
The aim of this chapter is to explain which actors have registration obligations
and responsibilities under REACH.
Structure: The structure of this chapter is as follows:
2.1.1 Roles under REACH
The obligation to register a substance applies only to certain actors established in the EU.
Before explaining the obligations of registrants, it is important to have a clear understanding
on the different roles a company may have under the REACH Regulation.
One legal entity (see section 2.1.2.1) may have various roles depending on its activities, even
for the same substance (e.g. manufacturer and importer). Therefore, it is very important
that companies correctly identify their role or roles in the supply chain for each
substance they handle, because this will be a decisive factor in determining their
registration obligations.
The following roles may be adopted in the context of REACH:
Manufacturer: means any natural or legal person established within the EU who
manufactures a substance within the EU (Article 3(9)).
Manufacturing: means production or extraction of substances in the natural state (Article
3(8)).
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