UK REACH

As started in the HSE home page, UK REACH is a regulation that applies to the majority of chemical substances that are manufactured in or imported into Great Britain (GB) (England, Scotland, Wales). This can be:

A substance on its own

A substance in a mixture, for example ink or paint

A substance that makes up an 'article' - an object that is produced with a special shape, surface or design, for example car, furniture or clothes.

Under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, the EU REACH Regulation was brought into UK law on 1 January 2021 and is known as UK REACH. The regulation has been amended a few times with the latest amendment on registration deadlines entering into force from July 19, 2023.

Updated UK REACH Registration Deadlines are as follows:

• October 27, 2026: for substances included on the EU REACH candidate list before UK REACH came into effect on December 31, 2020; substances that are CMRAND manufactured or imported in quantities of one tonne a year or more; substances that are very toxic to aquatic life and manufactured or imported in quantities of 100 tonnes or more a year; and all substances manufactured or imported in quantities of 1,000 tonnes or more a year.
• October 27, 2028: for substances added to the UK REACH candidate list before the above submission deadline (October 27, 2026); and all substances manufactured or imported in quantities of 100 tonnes or more a year.
• October 27, 2030: for all substances manufactured or imported in quantities of one tonne or more a year.

For data-sharing via Letter of access or license to use, MARA is committed to supporting industry register substances under MARA’s portfolio seamlessly. For those companies that already purchased LoA from MARA under EU REACH and are in good standing reduced discounted LoA fees will apply for the purposes of UK REACH compliance.

For more information go to https://www.hse.gov.uk/reach/new-registration.htm

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