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How could industry make best use of the guidance?

Johan Nouwen

Guidance and Helpdesk (A.1)

REACH Workshop - Brussels 18/09/2008


Overview

• What does REACH say about support to industry?• What does ECHA do to support industry?• Starting point• How to make best use of the guidance?

• ECHA website• General information• Dedicated web pages and publications• Fact Sheets• Guidance Documents• Navigator & Keyword Search Glossary

• Helpdesk Network

• Conclusions


What does REACH say?

ECHA

provides technical and scientific guidance and tools for the operation of REACH for - industry, especially SMEs- other stakeholders

supports national helpdesks

provides assistance to registrants

provides explanatory information on REACH to other stakeholders


What does ECHA do?

• Helpdesk (REACH Advice, IUCLID, REACH IT)

• Guidance on REACH

• Dedicated web pages (e.g. pre-registration)

• FAQ documents

• Additional tools: Navigator, CSA/CSR-tool, Guidance, Guidance submission manuals, Guidance feedback form, Fact sheets, Web Tutorials, Glossary, etc.

• Leaflets, Brochures, Press Services

• Manage the national helpdesk network (REHCORN)


Starting point

Guidance should be helpful – Guidance should be helpful – if you follow it you if you follow it you should be on the safe side. should be on the safe side.

Therefore: Guidance needs to be acceptable Therefore: Guidance needs to be acceptable and workable for all stakeholders thatand workable for all stakeholders that

– prepare dossiers prepare dossiers (Industry, MSCA, ECHA)(Industry, MSCA, ECHA)

– assess dossiers assess dossiers (MSCA, ECHA–staff/C’ttees)(MSCA, ECHA–staff/C’ttees)

– enforce REACH enforce REACH (enforcement authorities)(enforcement authorities)


ECHA website – single point of access - www.echa.europa.eu

Follow the news on our home pageFollow the news on our home page


General information – REACH Brochures/Factsheets etc.

Leaflets:

• REACH The new EU chemical legislation • Pre-registration • How to submit data to ECHA• Information to Exporters to the EU


Dedicated web pages and publications e.g. on pre-registration

• Practical Steps guide – tells you how it works • Question & Answer documents – all relevant aspects


Fact Sheets Fact Sheets provide a

structured overview of REACH guidance documents: Summary of the guidance key

aspects; Bibliographic information;Other references.

They will be made available in the 22 official languages of the European Union.


Guidance

If you need an overview of REACH, we

recommend that you start with "

about REACH"

If you are a manufacturer, an importer or a

user of chemicals and not familiar with

REACH: find out your obligations using the

Navigator tool

If you are a manufacturer, an importer or a

user of chemicals and familiar with your

role or obligations under REACH you can

access the relevant guidance documents

directly


NAVIGATOR & Keyword Search Glossary

• “About REACH”– Brief explanation of REACH for unexperienced users

• Navigator: – Interactive tool with a sequence of questions and answers.

The outcome → list of obligations for the user;– Each of the obligations be linked to guidance describing

how to fulfil the users’ obligations;

• Keyword Search Glossary:– Possibility to retrieve appropriate pieces of guidance– In the process of being further developed


Navigator

Regularly updated in line with the latest information

Translation into 21 EU languages on-going


AgencyAgency

Committees (MSC, RAC,

SEAC)

Industry helpdesksIndustry

helpdesks

Helpdesk lidstaat

Network•Elektronic exchange Forum Helpdesks

•Network of correspondents

• Agency functions as a focal point

Professional organisations, Brancheorganisations, ExpertsProfessional organisations, Brancheorganisations, Experts

Helpdesk lidstaat

Helpdesks Member States

“Helpdesk” Agency

Helpdesks Industry

Support HelpdesksQ&A-databankFAQ-documents


SEAC)

Helpdesk Network


SEAC)


http://echa.europa.eu/about/contact-form_en.asp

(“IF YOU ARE A MEDIA OR A PRESS REPRESENTATIVE please address your enquiry to the press office by e-mail: [email protected] ” )


Conclusions: Where do I find help?

1. Consult the REACH Regulation (available in all EU-languages)

2. Go to the ECHA website (consult where appropriate leaflets, fact sheets, navigator, dedicated web pages and guidance documents)

3. Read the FAQs on the ECHA-website

4. Talk with your colleagues, brancheorganisations, Industry Helpdesks

5. Contact your National Helpdesk

6. Contact ECHA: ECHA is willing to help registrants


Monitoring guidance feed back

The web form http://echa.europa.eu/reach/feedbackguidance_en.asp

Systematic analysis of shortcomings in the guidance: internal knowledge and experience at

ECHA and REACH helpdesk REHCORN


Questions

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