Press Release: ECHA offers support to registrants in exceptional cases

The Directors’ Contact Group (DCG), the European Commission, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and participating European industry associations have identified exceptional scenarios in which registrants may face a situation where a fully REACH compliant registration cannot be submitted by the deadline date of 30 November 2010. In five specific scenarios, the Directors’ Contact Group has agreed that ECHA may offer help either by relying on its discretionary rights under REACH or by providing companies a transparent means to demonstrate good faith.

Companies facing exceptional situations that are likely to prevent them from registering on time should inform ECHA well ahead of the deadline date.

The Directors' Contact Group was set up to address EU industry concerns about meeting the 30 November 2010 deadline under REACH for registration of chemicals that are produced in high volumes and/or are most hazardous. The Group consists of Director-level representatives from the European Commission, ECHA and from the industry associations CEFIC, Eurométaux, REACH Alliance, Concawe, FECC and UEAPME.

ECHA: News Alert: ECHA/NA/10/69 (12.11.10): Updated information on the Directors' Contact Group (DCG) http://echa.europa.eu/news/na/201011/na_10_69_dcg2_20101112.en.asp

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