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REACH: AN UPDATE OF EFEO’S PROGRAMMEFOR NATURAL COMPLEX SUBSTANCES(I.E. ESSENTIAL OILS)Dr. Hans van Bergen 1European Federation of Essential Oils (EFEO)Sonninstraße 28, 20097 Hamburg, Germanyefeo@wga-hh.deINTRODUCTIONThe Regulation of the European Union on theRegistration, Evaluation, Authorization andRestriction of Chemicals (REACH) came intoeffect on June 1st, 2007 and is now well underway.Its obligations were extensively covered at previous<strong>IFEAT</strong> conferences and are reported in theirproceedings. A major task for companies in theEuropean Union is the REACH registration of thesubstances they produce and import. Thisobligation applies also to Natural ComplexSubstances (NCSs), if the company’s volumereaches 1 t/y or more for downstream uses likefragrances for cosmetics, household cleaning andair care products. The volume part used in flavoursand foods is exempt.REACH :UPDATE OF<strong>THE</strong> EFEO PROGRAMfor Natural Complex SubstancesHans van BergenEFEO<strong>IFEAT</strong> INTERNATIONAL <strong>CONFERENCE</strong>, Singapore, November, 2012, Dr. Hans van Bergen1! Phase-3: Preparation & Survey! Phase-2: Work in Progress! Phase-1: Completion & Maintenance! Experiences! ReminderAs a service to the membership EFEO developedearly on a REACH Road Map with a Program toFacilitate a Smooth Implementation of REACH forthe Supply and Downstream Use of NCSs. Thatprogram is in time aligned with the three phase-inperiods for REACH registration, which is spreadout over the 10 years from 2008 to 2018. Otherinterested parties than EFEO members arewelcome to join in the registration activities ofcompanies, who cooperate in consortia for groupsof NCSs that have certain constituents in common.<strong>IFEAT</strong> INTERNATIONAL <strong>CONFERENCE</strong>, Singapore, November, 2012, Dr. Hans van Bergen2This presentation gives an update and proceedings of the program. Emphasis is given to thepreparation for phase-3, scheduled to start in 2013. Work in-progress by the phase-2 consortia and thestatus and experiences of phase-1 are subsequently highlighted.1 Contact details: Para-Celsus Concept, Boterbloem 14, 3984 CT Odijk, The Netherlandsinfo@para-celsus.eu235

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