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Summary about Summary about

REACH & RoHSREACH & RoHS

10th July 2008Kwidzyn Poland

““Business Support Programme for Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia and TurkeyBusiness Support Programme for Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia and Turkey””

BSP 2007/142-722

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REACHREACH

RegistrationEvaluationAuthorisation and Restriction ofCHemicals

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REACHREACH

What substances are in the main scope Cancerogenic Mutagenic Reproductive toxicity PBT vPvB

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preregistrationpreregistration

Pre-registrastion till 1 December 2008

Pros:-still able to produce/ import/ …-more time-no money spending at the beginning

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REACH timelineREACH timeline

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Where to registerWhere to register

Registration through websiteREACH-IT portal

http://echa.europa.eu/reachit_en.asp

ECHA(Helsinki, Finland)

Base Registration help

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exemptionsexemptions

medicinal products for human or veterinary

cosmetic products

medical devices which are invasive or used in direct physical contact with the human body

food or feeding

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RoHSRoHS

Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic

equipment

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Maximum concentration in homogeneous material

0,01% Cadmium

Mercury Lead

0,1% Chromium (VI)PBB (polybrominated biphenyls)PBDE (polybrominated diphenyl ethers)

tresholdstresholds

BrBr(n) (n)

BrBr

O

(m) (n)

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To what devices those it applyTo what devices those it apply

Annex IA to Directive No 2002/96/EC (WEEE)

1. Large household appliances2. Small household appliances3. IT and telecommunications equipment4. Consumer equipment5. Lighting equipment6. Electrical and electronic tools (with the exception of large-

scale stationary industrial tools)7. Toys, leisure and sports equipment8…9…10. Automatic dispensers

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List of exemptions Lead Mercury Cadmium Chromium (VI)

Repaired equipment

Testing methods in IEC 62321

Procedures for the Determination of Levels of Regulated Substances in Electrotechnical Products

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Q&A