Compliance Plan

REACH Compliance Plan

Create an inventory

• Identify all chemical substances. This includes substances marketed as ingredients in preparations and articles.
• For each substance, identify the CAS Number and the EINECS/ELINCS Number
• For each substance, define your status, i.e. Manufacturer/Importer, Distributor, Downstream User  

Identify those substances for which you are a Manufacturer/Importer and which will be affected

• Identify exempt substances. (Check Article 2)
• Identify the tonnage bands for all remaining substances  
  • < 1 tonne per year
  • ≥1 tonne per year
  • ≥10 tonnes per year
  • ≥100 tonnes per year
  • ≥1000 tonnes per year 

Compile basic information for each substance affected

Publicly available/in-house information on

• Physico-chemical properties,
• Toxicology,
• Environmental hazards
• Classification and labelling
• Latest SDS 

Assess information and identify data gaps

• Collect information on costs of filling gaps
• Identify other manufacturers/importers for each substance to form a consortium to produce data/share costs
• If sharing data with other M/I’s, consider protecting ownership of the data

Identify substances of highest concern

Identify those substances likely to be subject to evaluation/authorisation

• CMR
• Very toxic to aquatic organisms/may cause long-term effects and ≥100 tonnes per year

Identify those substances with the highest data requirements

• ≥1000 tonnes per year
• ≥100 tonnes per year

Know your customers

• Identify and list your customers per substance/preparation
• Compile readily available information on uses and conditions of use. At this stage, keep it broad, e.g. industrial use, professional use, consumer use