Due to the European REACH-regulation, the European chemicals law did undergo a complete modification. For the first time in European and German chemicals law, REACH demands an overall evaluation by producers or importers of an amount of more than 1 ton/year of marketed substances. Therefore, these substances must be examined and registered with the European Chemicals Agency in Helsinki (ECHA). Based on the principle ‘No data, no market’ these substances otherwise cannot be marketed. Moreover, especially substances dangerous to environment need obligatory admission. All protagonists of the supply chain are obliged to mutual information on the hazard of the substances and their use.

We advise enterprises on all questions regarding the implementation of the REACH-regulation. Among others it covers the identification of the registered substances, preparations and articles, the characteristics of import and re-import in the EC, the drafting of contracts with sale agents, the communication with the ECHA, the drafting of consortium agreements in the SIEF (Substance Information Exchange Forum) and the contact with other registrants.