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REACH — Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals

REACH governs chemicals placed on the EU market and, for most manufacturers of finished goods, bites through the Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern. Where an article contains a Candidate List substance above 0.1% by weight of that article, the supplier must pass sufficient information down the chain under Article 33 — on request from a consumer, within 45 days and free of charge. The Candidate List is updated roughly twice a year, so a product assessed as clear one January can carry a duty by the next.

What it obliges you to do

  • Determine SVHC content at article level, not product level
  • Communicate under Article 33 when an article exceeds 0.1% w/w
  • Re-screen the portfolio at each Candidate List update
  • Check Annex XVII restrictions and Annex XIV authorisation requirements separately
How we run this for you

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No machine-readable feed reaches REACH yet. We ingest the US Federal Register and legislation.gov.uk; neither carries instruments under this name, and the EU publishers that would — ECHA, EUR-Lex, the Commission — refuse automated requests. The primary sources above are the record to watch. This is a gap in available feeds, not an indication that nothing is changing.

Does REACH actually apply to your products?

Scope is the part a summary cannot answer. Send us your product families and target markets and a steward will tell you which obligations attach, what evidence you would need, and what is already covered by declarations you hold.

  • A written read on whether REACH applies to your range
  • The evidence gaps that would surface in an audit
  • No obligation, and no sales sequence attached

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Not legal advice. This page describes a regulatory framework in general terms and is maintained by people, not generated from the legislature. Requirements change, and scope depends on your product, your role in the supply chain and your markets. Confirm the current consolidated text before acting — or ask us to check it against your portfolio.