Regulatory authorities from European Union (EU) member states say from an inspection program that 24% of companies with Reach obligations failed to comply with the regulation. The inspections were undertaken between May and December 2009. From a total of almost 1,600 inspections, 2.6% of companies were found to have infringed Article 5 of Reach leading to the requirement that the product be removed from the market, while in 5.6% of cases the content of pre-registration was incorrect. In 11% of cases safety data sheets (SDS) were not available and in 20% of cases SDS were not in compliance with the language and formal requirements.
The inspections were part of Reach-en-force 1, an EU project designed to evaluate whether companies had successfully met their obligations for Reach pre-registration, including requirements relating to SDS. The EU inspected a total of 878 manufacturers, 666 importers, 83 only representatives , and 858 downstream users. Details abut the inspections were released this week by the Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement, a group made up of representatives from the European Union member states.
Forum members say they plan to undertake further inspections of companies through spring 2011 to assess compliance with Reach following the first registration deadline of November 30 of this year.
Additionally, the forum says it is making progress on plans to inspect formulators for their Reach compliance. The forum also has agreed to prepare enforcement procedures in accordance with an EU ban on the use of extender oils containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) used in automotive tires.
The inspections were part of Reach-en-force 1, an EU project designed to evaluate whether companies had successfully met their obligations for Reach pre-registration, including requirements relating to SDS. The EU inspected a total of 878 manufacturers, 666 importers, 83 only representatives , and 858 downstream users. Details abut the inspections were released this week by the Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement, a group made up of representatives from the European Union member states.
Forum members say they plan to undertake further inspections of companies through spring 2011 to assess compliance with Reach following the first registration deadline of November 30 of this year.
Additionally, the forum says it is making progress on plans to inspect formulators for their Reach compliance. The forum also has agreed to prepare enforcement procedures in accordance with an EU ban on the use of extender oils containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) used in automotive tires.
