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Titre : REACH - a distributor's perspective Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Trevor Baker, Auteur Année de publication : 2008 Article en page(s) : p. 10-12 Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Chimie industrielle -- Législation -- Pays de l'Union européenne
Industrie cosmétique -- Législation -- Pays de l'Union EuropéenneIndex. décimale : 668.5 Parfums et cosmétiques Résumé : REACH, the new European Union (EU) regulation, which has its name formed from “Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of CHemicals”, came into force a year ago and replaced a number of European Directives and Regulations with a single system.
REACH has global implications, and meeting its requirements is far from straightforward.
As the technical manager of Cornelius, I am tasked with ensuring the company is fully compliant with the legislation. This has been, and will continue to be, an extremely onerous task due to the complex nature of the legislation and the sometimes ambiguous nature of the company’s position in the supply chain. Outlined in this article is how I have been tackling REACH issues.
Cornelius is a UK-based chemical distribution company selling into a number of markets including that of cosmetics and personal care. The company represents principals and suppliers from a number of countries in the European Union and from China, the US and Brazil. As well as being a distributor, the company also has a manufacturing business which effectively makes it an importer, manufacturer and downstream user.
The company’s position is far from unique and many other distribution companies will find themselves in a similar situation.
It is incumbent on all EU companies to comply with REACH wherever they are in the supply chain. Consequently, it is necessary to understand the legislation from each standpoint, in order to comply as required.
Another problem for many distribution businesses is that, as importers, their volumes may be relatively small and it is not cost-effective for them to register substances due to the lack of profitability against the cost of registration. It is therefore necessary for them to ensure that their suppliers are registering the materials so that they, the distributors, can effectively move down the “supply chain” to become downstream users. This is, of course, only relevant when importing material from outside the EU and has its own set of problems.
Ensuring REACH compliance and the responsibilities this entails are met involves not just internal processes and talking to suppliers. Customers, too, require support and have their own requirements under REACH. One of the most time consuming parts of dealing with REACH is handling the plethora of customer forms which require filling in. I will describe how I have dealt with these and many other issues as part of my role of ensuring Cornelius’s compliance with the legislation. I will outline how we have adapted our IT systems and website to help in this task as well as how we have communicated the requirements of REACH to our suppliers and customers.
I will finish with a “vision of the future” and try to anticipate how REACH will roll out over the coming months and years.Note de contenu : - Understanding REACH
- 'Master-file' system
- Role of the 'Champion'
- Customer enquiries
- The futureEn ligne : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kG_FfbiTyNNYqFk8YE0xU5yHpf4Ihe3X/view?usp=drive [...] Format de la ressource électronique : Permalink : https://e-campus.itech.fr/pmb/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=22085
in PERSONAL CARE EUROPE > Vol. 1, N° 1 (09/2008) . - p. 10-12[article]Réservation
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