REACH Explained
The European Parliament has approved legislation, which will lead to the safety testing of thousands of chemicals. The legislation, called REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals), is widely regarded as one of the most important regulations in 20 years.
ECHA has created one pre-registration database to catalogue all of the chemicals used in the EU. Any business that manufactures or imports more than one tonne of a substance per year are required to demonstrate that the chemicals it uses are safe, by registering in the central database. The REACH initiative will create a greater sense of responsibility, across industry, for managing human and environmental risks from chemicals.
The popular perception and one BIO-CLEAN fully supports, is that REACH will encourage the replacement of hazardous chemicals and solvents with environmentally safe, biodegradable products, giving more impetus to the research, development and utilisation of new detergent products within industry.
Please read the UK Government REACH Website for further information.
Brulin Detergent Chemicals have been Pre-Registered for REACHThe individual chemicals that are required to be Pre-Registered for compliance under the regulations of REACH that have been identified within the formulas of the Brulin Aqueous Detergents we supply has been completed.
Pre-Registration has been accomplished through Brulin & Company's selected OR (Only Representative) in Europe, Intertek.
All downstream users will be covered by these chemical pre-registrations of substances used within the detergent products.
UK REACH is a regulation that applies to the majority of chemical substances that are manufactured in or imported into Great Britain (GB) (England, Scotland, Wales). This can be:
EU and UK REACHUnder the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, the EU REACH Regulation was brought into UK law on 1 January 2021 and is known as UK REACH.
REACH, and related legislation, were replicated in the UK with the changes needed to make it operable in a domestic context. The REACH Statutory Instruments that made these changes can be found on legislation.gov.uk. The key principles of the EU REACH Regulation were retained in UK REACH.
The UK REACH and the EU REACH regulations operate independently from each other. You must ensure you comply with both regulations, where necessary.
UK REACH regulates chemicals placed on the market in GB.
Under the terms of the Northern Ireland Protocol, EU REACH continues to apply in Northern Ireland.
Aims of UK REACHThe aims of UK REACH include to:
You will need to consider your role in the supply chain in GB and how you use chemicals to determine what your obligations may be. Your previous role under EU REACH may have changed significantly under UK REACH so you should review your role(s) (previous GB downstream users under EU REACH may now be importers under UK REACH).
UK REACH:
The European Parliament has approved legislation, which will lead to the safety testing of thousands of chemicals. The legislation, called REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals), is widely regarded as one of the most important regulations in 20 years.
ECHA has created one pre-registration database to catalogue all of the chemicals used in the EU. Any business that manufactures or imports more than one tonne of a substance per year are required to demonstrate that the chemicals it uses are safe, by registering in the central database. The REACH initiative will create a greater sense of responsibility, across industry, for managing human and environmental risks from chemicals.
The popular perception and one BIO-CLEAN fully supports, is that REACH will encourage the replacement of hazardous chemicals and solvents with environmentally safe, biodegradable products, giving more impetus to the research, development and utilisation of new detergent products within industry.
Please read the UK Government REACH Website for further information.
Brulin Detergent Chemicals have been Pre-Registered for REACHThe individual chemicals that are required to be Pre-Registered for compliance under the regulations of REACH that have been identified within the formulas of the Brulin Aqueous Detergents we supply has been completed.
Pre-Registration has been accomplished through Brulin & Company's selected OR (Only Representative) in Europe, Intertek.
All downstream users will be covered by these chemical pre-registrations of substances used within the detergent products.
UK REACH is a regulation that applies to the majority of chemical substances that are manufactured in or imported into Great Britain (GB) (England, Scotland, Wales). This can be:
- A substance on its own
- A substance in a mixture, for example ink or paint
- A substance that makes up an 'article' - an object that is produced with a special shape, surface or design, for example a car, furniture or clothes.
EU and UK REACHUnder the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, the EU REACH Regulation was brought into UK law on 1 January 2021 and is known as UK REACH.
REACH, and related legislation, were replicated in the UK with the changes needed to make it operable in a domestic context. The REACH Statutory Instruments that made these changes can be found on legislation.gov.uk. The key principles of the EU REACH Regulation were retained in UK REACH.
The UK REACH and the EU REACH regulations operate independently from each other. You must ensure you comply with both regulations, where necessary.
UK REACH regulates chemicals placed on the market in GB.
Under the terms of the Northern Ireland Protocol, EU REACH continues to apply in Northern Ireland.
Aims of UK REACHThe aims of UK REACH include to:
- provide a high level of protection of human health and the environment from the use of chemicals
- make the people who place chemicals on the market (manufacturers and importers) responsible for understanding and managing the risks associated with their use
- promote the use of alternative methods for the assessment of the hazardous properties of substances - for example quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSAR) and read across
You will need to consider your role in the supply chain in GB and how you use chemicals to determine what your obligations may be. Your previous role under EU REACH may have changed significantly under UK REACH so you should review your role(s) (previous GB downstream users under EU REACH may now be importers under UK REACH).
UK REACH:
- covers all sectors manufacturing, importing, distributing or using chemicals as raw materials or finished products (not only the chemical industry)
- applies regardless of your company size
- makes you responsible for the safe use of the substances you place on the market or use
- requires every actor in the supply chain to communicate information on the safe use of chemicals
Please read the UK Government REACH Website for further information.
