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Warning to Downstream Users - " Take action or suffer the consequences"

Published 08 August 2008

REACh legislation and preparation towards REACh compliance has substantial impact to downstream users of chemicals. Aerospace, Automotive, Textiles and all other Manufacturing sectors that use chemical preparations and ‘articles containing substances designed for release’ are liable to face considerable impact:

• A large proportion of SMEs and downstream users of chemicals will be unaware of REACh and its impact on their respective businesses (REACh supply chain interruptions etc).
  
  
• Many companies will miss key deadlines for pre-registration of substances they manufacture and import. Missing these key deadlines will mean that either companies will be in breach of the legislation or that substantial costs will be incurred prematurely (up to 10 years) in the process of registration.
  
  
• Downstream users of chemicals, that are unaware of the impact of the Regulation, will find raw materials and preparations become unavailable without warning as substances are taken off the marketplace; re-formation will therefore become a necessity.
  
  
• Obligations are placed on the downstream user to demonstrate compliance with the exposure scenarios provided in the extended SDS created under REACh.
  
  
• Downstream users face a considerable challenge ahead.  Supply chain communication to identify where the “at risk” chemicals lie within any of the products they buy is error prone, time consuming and laborious. 
  
  REACH365 is a REACh supply chain communication tool and professional service which can effectively gather the required information and produce a vulnerability report.  Effective supply chain communication significantly reduces the costs of REACh consultants and focuses efforts on areas of greatest concern to supply.

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