REACH Certification

Introduction to EU REACH Certification

REACH is the abbreviation for the EU regulation "Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals" (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006). This regulation was established by the European Union and has been in effect since June 1, 2007, as a chemical regulatory system.

The REACH directive requires that all chemicals imported into or produced within Europe must undergo a set of comprehensive procedures, including registration, evaluation, authorization, and restriction, to better and more simply identify the components of chemicals in order to ensure environmental and human safety. The directive mainly covers key areas such as registration, evaluation, authorization, and restriction.

REACH Certification Service

1) Consultation and information bulletin

2) Latest REACH updates training

3) Product REACH analysis and assessment

4) REACH SDS preparation

5) SVHC testing

6) Restricted substances testing

7) Material analysis

Introduction to SVHC Testing

SVHC: Substance of Very High Concern. These are a large group of hazardous substances under the REACH regulation. SVHCs include a range of high-hazard substances such as carcinogenic, mutagenic, reproductive toxicants, and bioaccumulative chemicals.

The purpose of SVHC testing for items is to determine whether the mass of any single SVHC in an item exceeds 0.1% of the item’s total mass, and to convey SVHC information of the item to recipients or consumers. The steps are:

1) List the item's BOM (Bill of Materials)
2) Identify the SVHC content of each material
3) Accumulate the amounts of the same SVHC across different materials
4) Calculate the ratio of SVHC mass to item mass
5) Provide an assessment conclusion (it is best to include an assessment report)

REACH Certification Testing Cycle

       7 working days

REACH Test Scope

      On December 20, 2017, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced that the EU Member State Committee (MSC) agreed to add seven new substances to the REACH Candidate List of substances of very high concern, while also supporting Germany's proposal to add the hazard property of possible endocrine-disrupting effects that may harm the environment to the existing SVHC substance bisphenol A (BPA). These substances will be updated to the SVHC list in mid-January 2018, and the legal obligations will take effect after the official update of the list. At that time, the SVHC list will expand from the current 174 substances to 181 substances.

REACH regulations require that all economic operators manufacturing, using, or placing substances, mixtures, and articles on the market must comply with Annex XVII of REACH.

Annex XVII of the REACH regulation is a list of restricted substances.