REACH & BREXIT: anticipate regulatory developments!
The transitional period for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union will end on 31 December 2020. The undertakings covered by REACH must now verify whether they will be impacted by BREXIT: registrations and authorisations based in the United Kingdom must be transferred to an EU Member State before the deadline.
The hour also turns for the European importers/manufacturers of which the management of the registration of substances « transiting » So far by the United Kingdom: we must now regain our independence from the British.
Special alert for downstream users in the EU / EEA which must verify whether the substances they use in their manufacturing process have been registered only by British companies.
If the United Kingdom is no longer subject to REACH, this does not mean that it is not putting in place any new legislation. specific requirements We must now monitor regulatory developments on both sides of the Channel!
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The ECHA will also update its business advice to include the impact of the Protocol on Northern Ireland:echa.europa.eu
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Source(s): INERIS – Newsletter 187 of October 2020
Editor(s): A. ROLLLAND