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 – if you follow it you should be on the safe side. Therefore: Guidance needs to be acceptable and workable for all stakeholders that –prepare dossiers (Industry, MSCA, ECHA) –assess dossiers (MSCA, ECHA–staff/C’ttees) –enforce REACH (enforcement authorities)

ECHA website – single point of access - Follow 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"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 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 directlyguidance documents

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

Agency Committees (MSC, RAC, SEAC) Industry helpdesks Helpdesk lidstaat Network Elektronic exchange Forum Helpdesks Network of correspondents Agency functions as a focal point Professional organisations, Brancheorganisations, Experts Helpdesk lidstaat Helpdesks Member States “Helpdesk” Agency Helpdesks Industry Support Helpdesks Q&A-databank FAQ-documents Committees (MSC, RAC, SEAC) Helpdesk Network Committees (MSC, RAC, SEAC)

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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  Systematic analysis of shortcomings in the guidance:  internal knowledge and experience at ECHA and  REACH helpdesk  REHCORN

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