Downstream Users can check list of intended 2010 registrations

Downstream users of chemicals have the opportunity to check whether the critical chemical substances that they need are going to be registered in time. ECHA has published a list of all the chemical substances that companies have told us they plan to register for the 2010 REACH deadline. If a substance should be registered in 2010 and it is not, it will be illegal to manufacture or sell it within the EU after 30 November 2010.

It is therefore important that downstream users consult the list to make sure that their high volume and hazardous substances are included (lower volume and less hazardous substances don’t have to be registered this year).

The ECHA website also provides information on what to do if a substance that should be registered in 2010 is not on the list. The list will be updated periodically to allow companies to check again.

The substances which need to meet the 2010 registration deadline are those manufactured and imported in the largest quantities (over 1000 tonnes per annum) and those which are potentially the most hazardous to the environment (above 100 tonnes) or to human beings (above 1 tonne).

The list can be found here