EU/522
WTO/TBT
CE Europäische Union
  • 71 - Chemische Verfahrenstechnik
2017-12-12
2017-10-16

Chemical substances in nanoform/nanomaterials

Draft Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards Annexes I, III, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, and XII to address nanoforms of substances (and its accompanying annex) (6 + 26 pages, in English)

Nanoforms are chemical substances that fulfil the Commission Recommendation 2011/696/EU on the definition of nanomaterial. The purpose of this draft Regulation is to clarify registration duties and obligations for nanoforms of substances under REACH by amending its technical Annexes: Annex I, with general provisions for assessing substances and preparing chemical safety reports; Annex III and Annexes VI to XI, with the standard information requirements for substances to be registered in different quantities placed on the market in the EU, requirements on substance identification and general rules for adaptation of standard testing regime; and Annex XII, containing provisions for downstream users to assess substances and prepare chemical safety reports.