ECHA ensures that EUGACHEM closes its database

In June 2009, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) was made aware that the company, Eugachem, was selling information on pre-registrations submitted to the European Chemicals Agency. Following an action brought before the German courts, ECHA determined that Eugachem obtained this information from another company that had pre-registered all EINECS listed substances on ECHA's REACH-IT database.

ECHA considered Eugachem’s use of this information as a breach of ECHA’s copyrights in the REACH-IT database and the other company’s transfer of this information to Eugachem as a breach of ECHA’s terms and conditions of use of REACH-IT.

Eugachem has now agreed to discontinue the service and to destroy all data on pre-registered substances in its possession.