Legislation

KKDIK registrations: feasibility of the deadline and recent updates

Recently, the possibility of extending the deadline is at the top of everyone’s KKDIK agenda. Considering the challenges faced, the industry frequently expresses its concerns to the MoEUCC over different platforms and requests an extension of the initially announced...

CIRS EU and UK Successfully held their Global Chemical Regulation Conference in London

CIRS’ Global Chemical Regulation Conference, held on October 5, gathered delegates from 21 countries, representing a wide spectrum of the chemical industry. With support from five sponsors, nine industry associations, the Irish embassy in London, and the Department of...

KKDIK deadline is approacing, it’s time for companies to shift up a the gear!

Everyone is checking KKS to see if there is an appointed Lead Registrant for their pre-registered substances. Since there is still a lot of orphan substances, the industry is concerned whether all the co-registrants will meet the deadline. A lot...

31st December 2023: LESS THAN A YEAR AHEAD TO REGISTER YOUR CHEMICALS IN TÜRKİYE

Five years after KKDIK publication, manufacturers, distributors, and importers are still struggling to define their obligations, manage SIEF communications and register their chemicals. There are still several hundreds of SIEFs without any Lead Registrant. Many appointed lead registrants have...

CBA welcomes revised UK REACH deadlines

The Chemical Business Association (CBA) has welcomed the outcome of a consultation on whether to extend the transitional registration deadlines for UK REACH. The CBA, which represents the UK chemical supply chain, has been instrumental in leading the discussions for...

GETTING READY FOR YOUR KKDIK REGISTRATIONS? SUPRISING NEWS FOR THE LEAD REGISTRANTS; THE DEADLINE MIGHT BE (EVEN) SOONER THAN EXPECTED

SIEF communications have increased over the past few weeks as more EU Consortia decided on their data sharing actions for Turkey’s upcoming KKDIK registration deadline (31st of December 2023). On October 11, The Ministry of Environment, Climate, and Urbanization...

Navigating Endocrine Disruptor Testing Under REACH

Endocrine disruptor (ED) testing has gained importance for chemical companies since 2018 with the introduction of EFSA and ECHA guidance for agrochemicals and biocides. With discussions ongoing around thyroid adversity and the potential neurotoxicological impact, agrochemical and biocide manufacturers...

TURKISH REACH; FINAL COUNTDOWN HAS BEGUN – LATEST UPDATES ON KKDIK & NEW TURKISH C&L INVENTORY

WHILE TALKING WHETHER THE DEADLINE WILL BE EXTENDED… As the KKDIK registration deadline of 31/12/2023 is getting closer and closer, Turkish Competent Authority (Ministry of Environment, Climate, and Urbanization (MoECC)) continues to meet the experts within the sector on presentations...

Public consultation on extending the UK REACH transitional registration deadlines

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published a consultation on extending the UK REACH submission deadlines for transitional registrations. In December 2021 Defra committed to exploring alternative arrangements for UK REACH transitional registrations in order to...

Turkish KKDIK; “no data no market” rule under deadline pressure and lack of lead registrants too

The Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change (MoEUCC) has recently sent a warning message to all potential registrants; “Chemicals cannot be placed on the Turkish market after the deadline of 31 December 2023 unless they are registered.” This...

Upcoming EU legislation puts industry at crucial crossroads

Industry leaders have called on the European Commission to work together to develop an EU Chemical Industry Transition Pathway to sustain the massive investments required to meet the objectives of the EU Green Deal. This call follows the release by European Chemical...

IS YOUR SAFETY DATA SHEET REGULATORY COMPLIANCE UP TO DATE FOR 2022?

NEW REACH SDS REQUIREMENTS If you manufacture or supply chemical mixtures which contain hazardous substances, for professional or industrial use, then you must provide a GHS/CLP compliant Safety Data Sheet (SDS) with your products. The European Commission has amended Annex II...

A Year of UK REACH: Challenges and Considerations for Businesses

After nearly a year into the post-Brexit chemicals regulatory regime, the infrastructure to accommodate UK REACHi registrations has yet to run smoothly. As a result, importers and distributors of chemical substances are struggling to assess and fulfil their obligations....

Latest Updates on KKDIK; New KKS Tool is online while Registration Deadline is Approaching

As the KKDIK registration deadline of 31/12/2023 is getting closer and closer, companies are going through an important period for compliance with KKDIK. Companies submitting pre-registrations to MoEU’s Chemicals Registration System, KKS, do automatically join the corresponding Substance Information...

COMPANIES RELIANT ON CHEMICALS FEAR IMPACT OF NEW RULES

UK REACH major threat to UK manufacturing, coatings industry survey concludes The latest survey of British Coatings Federation (BCF) members reveals UK coatings manufacturers are increasingly concerned about the effects of the new UK chemical regulations. Almost 80% of respondents believe...

Chemicals Regulations in the UK: more than just UK REACH

In this article Dr. Iain MacKinnon, Managing Director of Dr. Knoell Consult Ltd, the UK-based affiliate of the knoell group of companies, follows up on a question posed in a previous article written in early 2020: ““Will there/won’t there...

FOLLOWING THE RULES

The Rules of Origin have added a new level of complexity to UK/EU trade. Tim Doggett, Chief Executive of the Chemical Business Association reviews their implications for the chemical industry. T he UK’s international trade figures over the last two years have...

A Closer Look at Turkey’s Chemical Registration System Requirements

Registration phase of Turkish REACH Regulation, KKDIK is continuing as planned with gradual increase in SIEF communications. Meanwhile, updates and upgrades of the MoEU online Chemicals Registration System, KKS are under progress in preparation for registration submissions. KKDIK Substance registration...

Now that the brexit transition period is over, new rules apply for businesses within the UKs chemicals industry

The government is committed to supporting you to adapt to these new rules. On 24 December 2020, an agreement was reached between the UK and the EU setting out the UK’s future relationship with the EU. As part of this,...

Beyond Reach: The impact of Brexit on the UK chemical industry

The UK has begun its transition to a UK-only REACH domestic regulatory framework for chemicals. You can find out all about your responsibilities as a business as well as the general understanding in the industry of the new legislation...

A snapshot of KKDIK Substance Information Exchange Forums (MBDF) in Turkey

Companies who pre-registered substances for KKDIK Compliance in Turkey, are living a reflection of the year 2009 - first quarter after the REACH pre-registration deadline of 2008 was over. The initial MBDF communications are not yet as intense as the...

REACH EXPERT WEIGHS UP THE COST OF COMPLIANCE

Dr yaprak Küçükvar, Director of the Istanbul office of REACH Global Services. Yes, there’s no doubt about it, this is a particularly interesting time to be in regulatory affairs, says one (very busy) expert in environmental regulatory compliance. The EU’s chemical...

Important New Updates for Safety Data Sheets in 2021 – What You Need to Know

Important New Updates for Safety Data Sheets in 2021 - What You Need to Know   REACH UPDATE The European Commission has amended Annex II of REACH, concerning the compilation of Safety Data Sheets (SDSs). Safety Data Sheets don’t change very often –...

REACH dossiers – compliance matters

With tighter regulations coming in and compliance under scrutiny, it is time to take a closer look at your REACH dossiers. Chris Hughes, Principal Consultant at the National Chemical Emergency Centre (NCEC), shares his thoughts based on many years’...

KKDIK PRE-REGISTRATION DEADLINE ON THE DOORSTEP, 31 DECEMBER 2020

EU REACH and CLP regulations are implemented to enable harmonisation of chemicals regulations with the EU in Turkey by Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation. Turkish Competent Authority, MoEU recently announced that there are only days left for the pre-registration...

Latest Updates of Chemical Regulations in Turkey (KKDIK)

Currently, the Turkish authorities are only accepting pre-registrations of all chemical substances which are manufactured/imported into Turkey in 1 ton/year or greater. The pre-registration deadline for chemical substances according to KKIDK (Turkey REACH) is approaching soon and is currently...

TURKEY IS GETTING CLOSER TO HARMONISATION OF CHEMICALS REGULATIONS WITH THE EU

KKDIK PRE-REGISTRATION DEADLINE; 31 DECEMBER 2020 The clock is ticking for all chemical manufacturers in Turkey and global companies with putting chemicals on the Turkish market. By the end of 2020, all substances must have been pre-registered according to the...

A Decade within REACH

Dr. Knoell Consult Ltd, the UK-based affiliate of the knoell group of companies, celebrated its tenth anniversary in December 2019. In this article Dr. Iain MacKinnon, Managing Director and co-founder (with the late Dr. H.-E. Knoell) of the company,...

What impact will the possible divergence of EU & UK environment strategies have on the UK chemical Industry?

Over the last decade, environmental and chemical policies have started to play a larger role across the globe. The UK previously played a major role in setting policy and performing evaluations in the EU. Due to the impact of...

REACH Article 22: new implementing legislation on dossier updates expected soon

By Abisola Elegba ReachReady At the time of writing, logged on the ECHA’s website1 was a record of 99,268 registrations for 22, 877 substances from 15,418 companies. With the final REACH registration deadline for phase in substances 31 May 2018...