1. REACH A modern chemicals policy Anya Oram Head of the Economic and Commercial Affairs Section Delegation of the European Commission in Canada

2. Why REACH? The goals of the new policy Health & safety Environment Competitiveness

3. Industry assumes greater responsibility Registration Risk management Data and information sharing

4. Pre-registration & registration ECHA database of chemicals in use in the EU Registration -Staged approach: 2010, 2013, 2018 if pre- registered Pre-registration -Required by 1 December 2008 if ≥ 1 tonne -No pre-registration, no exports to EU after 1 Dec. -All producers, importers, only representatives must pre-register

5. Fees and Charges Pre-registration is free In other cases, set out in COM Regulation 2008/340/EC -ECHA intended to be self-financing -Less than actual costs – ECHA also receives EU subsidy -Reductions for SMEs and Joint Submissions *SME defined in Commission Regulation 2003/361/EC. Guidance at http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/enterprise_policy/sme_definition

6. Substances of very high concern (SVHCs) Authorisation or Substitution Candidate lists of SVHCs Public consultation -First consultation – summer 2008 - Hazardous properties; use and exposure; alternatives - Second phase of consultation of list for authorisation - Commission Decision

7. Review of Annexes I, IV, V, XI and XIII of REACH Commission Review http://ec.europa.eu/environment/chemicals/reach/reviews_en.htm Annex I: Chemical Safety Assessment / Chemical Safety Report – no amendments Annex IV: Exemptions (Art 2(7)(a)) – adopted October 2008 http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:268:0014:0019:EN:PDF Annex V: Exemptions (Art 2(7)(b)) – adopted October 2008 (reference as for Annex IV) Annex XI: Waiving of tests – guidance available http://reach.jrc.it/docs/guidance_document/information_requirements_en.htm Annex XIII: PBTs, vPvBs – review to be completed by 1 December 2008

8. European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) Your one-stop shop for information -http://echa.europa.euhttp://echa.europa.eu -http://echa.europa.eu/publications_en.asp -Technical assistance *Public outreach *Training *Exchange of best practices

9. Thank you for your attention. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, the information provided in this presentation is not a legal interpretation but rather that of the author, who was working on it at the same time as cooking supper, supervising homework and grappling with the insurance company and who may not have been completely with it.