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January 1, 2010
REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 concerning Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of
Chemicals
On June 1, 2007, REACH was released and immediately became effective. This is a new European Community Regulation
pertaining to the safe use of chemicals. It contains the following regulations:
1. From June 1, 2008, manufacturers of substances and importers of substances into the European Community (EC) and the
European Economic Area (EEA) may have to register these substances with the European Chemicals Agency.
2. Suppliers of substances and preparations must provide the recipient with either a safety data sheet (Article 31) or safety
information (Article 32). In certain cases, the safety data sheet will be supplemented by an annex ("extended safety data
sheet") showing the relevant exposure scenarios.
3. Manufacturers and importers of articles/finished products which contain more than 0.1 mass percent per article of a
substance on the "candidate list" needs to communicate with their users. This includes providing the customer of the article
with sufficient information to allow the safe use of the article, including, as a minimum, the name of that substance.
4. Since June 1, 2008, users of chemicals (substances and preparations/mixtures)– so-called "downstream users" – will have
to comply with other obligations, but in some cases only after they have received an extended safety data sheet.
Downstream users may be asked to provide information to assist in the registration of the substance.
Lapp North America Response:
Items purchased from Lapp are articles/finished goods not chemicals, which are not intended to release any substance
under normal and reasonably foreseeable conditions of use. Further, the Lapp Group is neither manufacturer nor importer of
substances or preparations. Therefore the Lapp Group cannot act as a registrant.
The European Chemicals Agency ECHA (http://echa.europa.eu/home_en.asp) has published the “candidate list”. At
present, we cannot provide verified information on whether substances on the candidate list are present in the product or its
packaging in concentrations of more than 0.1 % (w/w). This is currently being investigated. It is our goal to provide
concluding and comprehensive information as soon as possible.
If compliance to REACH guidelines cause relevant product modifications, affects our ability to deliver, or impacts the quality
of our products, we will so advise. In individual cases, we will consult you about appropriate actions.
For more information about REACH, we recommend the use of additional sources: http://echa.europa.eu/reach_en.asp.
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