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Guidance on data sharing - ECHA - Europa

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<str<strong>on</strong>g>Guidance</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>data</strong> <strong>sharing</strong><br />

Versi<strong>on</strong> 2.0 April 2012<br />

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3.2.2 The SIEF<br />

A SIEF will be formed for each pre-registered substance when the discussi<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> the sameness c<strong>on</strong>firms that<br />

the participants have indeed the same substance and when they agreed <strong>on</strong> the chemical identifier to be used.<br />

The roles, rights and obligati<strong>on</strong>s of the participants in the SIEF differ and are further described in secti<strong>on</strong><br />

3.2.3.<br />

As indicated in its name, a SIEF is a forum to share <strong>data</strong> and other informati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> a given substance.<br />

The aims of the SIEF are to:<br />

• Facilitate <strong>data</strong> <strong>sharing</strong> for the purposes of registrati<strong>on</strong>, thereby avoiding the duplicati<strong>on</strong> of studies, and<br />

• Agree <strong>on</strong> the classificati<strong>on</strong> and labelling of the substance c<strong>on</strong>cerned where there is a difference in the<br />

classificati<strong>on</strong> and labelling of the substance between the potential registrants.<br />

Participants in a SIEF are free to organise themselves as they see fit to carry out their duties and obligati<strong>on</strong>s<br />

under REACH, i.e. to share <strong>data</strong>, especially those involving vertebrate animal testing. The organisati<strong>on</strong> used<br />

for the SIEF co-operati<strong>on</strong> may also be used to jointly submit the relevant informati<strong>on</strong>.<br />

The choice of the form of cooperati<strong>on</strong> between SIEF participants is based <strong>on</strong> the principle of c<strong>on</strong>tractual<br />

freedom.<br />

NB: Even if the formati<strong>on</strong> of the SIEF takes place at a given point in time, its management is an iterative<br />

process with new members joining in a c<strong>on</strong>tinuous manner. The c<strong>on</strong>cept is further clarified in secti<strong>on</strong><br />

5.5.5. For more informati<strong>on</strong>, please also c<strong>on</strong>sult secti<strong>on</strong> 8 of this guidance document.<br />

3.2.3 The SIEF Participants<br />

Several categories of parties are “participants” in SIEFs, as specified in Articles 29 and 30. These are (1)<br />

“potential registrants” and (2) “<strong>data</strong> holders” (including downstream users and Third Parties). Registrants who<br />

registered the substance earlier and all parties according to Article 15 are also participants of the SIEF. The<br />

obligati<strong>on</strong>s of potential registrants and <strong>data</strong> holders are described below.<br />

3.2.3.1 Potential registrants<br />

Potential registrants are those parties who have (late) pre-registered by submitting Article 28(1) informati<strong>on</strong><br />

to <strong>ECHA</strong> <strong>on</strong> a given phase-in substance. These include:<br />

• manufacturers and importers of phase-in substances having (late) pre-registered that substance.<br />

• Producers and importers of articles having (late) pre-registered that phase-in substance if intended to be<br />

released from articles.<br />

• Only Representatives of n<strong>on</strong>-EU manufacturers having (late) pre-registered that phase-in substance.

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