REACH Distributor Obligations

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REACH Distributor Obligations

If you are distributor of substances alone, in preparations or articles in quantities over 1 tonne per annum, you have certain obligations towards REACH compliance. Below are you specific obligations and services Intertek offers to support your compliande strategy:

You do not have to register the substances you use provided the substance is registered. If the substance is not registered it will not be available for use in the EU markets.
Engage in Substance Information Exchange Forum (SIEF). SIEF requires you to share data with participants on existing studies, support data request from participants and collectively support future studies and actions.
Implement risk mitigation measures reccomended by your suppliers.
Maintain a database of all substances related information for at least 10 years from the date you manufactured the substance or preparation.
Communicate exposure information to downstream users via Safety Data Sheets.

Intertek Solutions for EU REACH compliance:

Monthly On-call REACH Support
Registration Services
- Registration with European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
- 'Only Representation' for companies outside the EU
Consulting Services
- Analysis of Key Details
- Determination of Responsibilities
- Determination of Timelines
- Creation of Compliance Strategy
- Creation of Decision Tree
- Pre-registration support
- QSAR Prediction
- In Vitro Prediction Models

Data Gathering Services
- Program Management
- Data Gathering from Supply Chain
Documentation Services
- Registraion Technical Dossiers
- CSR (Chemical Safety Report)
- SDS (Safety Data Sheet)
- REACH compliant MSDS
Reporting Services
- Reporting of ongoin requirement to European CHemicals Sgency (ECHA)