Quick guide to finding information on the new chemicals legislation

https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/13564/quick_guide_en.pdf

Guidance on REACH

https://echa.europa.eu/guidance-documents/guidance-on-reach
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• Guidance on the preparation of an Annex XV dossier for the identification of substances of very high concern

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/23036412/svhc_en.pdf/8faef33c-b46e-4186-8b7c-8cfbeccd0812

  Additional information on the ECHA website

  https://echa.europa.eu/substances-of-potential-concern

• Guidance on Scientific Research and Development (SR&D) and Product and Process Orientated Research and Development (PPORD)

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/23036412/ppord_en.pdf/22a12900-ad27-454c-aedd-82972ef2f675

  Guidance in a Nutshell

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/23036412/nutshell_srd_ppord_en.pdf/14675e6c-b2cf-4049-81ad-3d1bc41ace6d

  Additional information on the ECHA website

  https://echa.europa.eu/support/dossier-submission-tools/reach-it/ppord

• Guidance on information requirements and chemical safety assessment

  Information on the ECHA website

  https://echa.europa.eu/guidance-documents/guidance-on-information-requirements-and-chemical-safety-assessment

• Guidance on requirements for substances in articles

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/23036412/articles_en.pdf/cc2e3f93-8391-4944-88e4-efed5fb5112c

  Guidance in a Nutshell

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/23036412/nutshell_guidance_articles2_en.pdf/1e13dcce-b46b-43cb-904e-6c4675613e9d

  Additional information on the ECHA website

  https://echa.europa.eu/regulations/reach/candidate-list-substances-in-articles

• Guidance on data-sharing

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/23036412/guidance_on_data_sharing_en.pdf/545e4463-9e67-43f0-852f-35e70a8ead60

  Guidance in a Nutshell

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/23036412/nutshell_guidance_data-sharing_en.pdf/5859999f-6c2e-4811-b6b9-e970f18580db

• Guidance on registration

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/23036412/registration_en.pdf/de54853d-e19e-4528-9b34-8680944372f2

  Guidance in a Nutshell

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/23036412/nutshell_guidance_registration_en.pdf/9fda505f-972d-4bbb-b22c-bd71b6941571

  Appendix for nanoforms

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/13655/how_to_register_nano_en.pdf/f8c046ec-f60b-4349-492b-e915fd9e3ca0

  Additional information on the ECHA website

  https://echa.europa.eu/regulations/reach/registration

• Guidance on the compilation of safety data sheets

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/23036412/sds_en.pdf/01c29e23-2cbe-49c0-aca7-72f22e101e20

  Guidance in a Nutshell

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/23036412/sds_nutshell_guidance_en.pdf/5d5eff4a-3596-4ba8-a4c8-3311ba4ad07b

  Additional information on the ECHA website

  https://echa.europa.eu/safety-data-sheets

• Guidance for Downstream Users

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/23036412/du_en.pdf/9ac65ab5-e86c-405f-a44a-190ff4c36489

  Guidance in a Nutshell

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/23036412/du_nutshell_guidance_en.pdf/3f6548a8-be74-4e1b-967f-67e4b7f25ca9

  Additional information on the ECHA website

  https://echa.europa.eu/regulations/reach/downstream-users

• Guidance for identification and naming of substances under REACH and CLP

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/23036412/substance_id_en.pdf/ee696bad-49f6-4fec-b8b7-2c3706113c7d

  Guidance in a Nutshell

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/23036412/nutshell_guidance_substance_en.pdf/cca556cd-4f68-4b38-a29b-58cb6da31a93

  Appendix for nanoforms

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/13655/how_to_register_nano_en.pdf/f8c046ec-f60b-4349-492b-e915fd9e3ca0

  Additional information on the ECHA website

  https://echa.europa.eu/regulations/reach/substance-identity

• Guidance for Annex V

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/23036412/annex_v_en.pdf/8db56598-f7b7-41ba-91df-c55f9f626545

• Guidance for monomers and polymers

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/23036412/polymers_en.pdf/9a74545f-05be-4e10-8555-4d7cf051bbed

  Additional information on the ECHA website

  https://echa.europa.eu/support/qas-support/browse/-/qa/70Qx/view/ids/65-66-67-68-69

• Guidance on the preparation of an application for authorisation

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/23036412/authorisation_application_en.pdf/6571a0df-9480-4508-98e1-ff807a80e3a9

  Additional information on the ECHA website

  https://echa.europa.eu/applying-for-authorisation

• Guidance on Socio-Economic Analysis – Authorisation

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/23036412/sea_authorisation_en.pdf/aadf96ec-fbfa-4bc7-9740-a3f6ceb68e6e

• Guidance on intermediates

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/23036412/intermediates_en.pdf/0386199a-bdc5-4bbc-9548-0d27ac222641

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/23036412/pg16_intermediate_registration_en.pdf/291b6e50-5598-42d3-8a2b-d63d50a68104

• • Guidance on the communication of information on the risks and safe use of chemicals

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/23036412/risk_communications_en.pdf/8c0cbe98-bdae-476a-8c6c-1821f71aff9d

  Additional information on the ECHA website

  https://echa.europa.eu/about-us/partners-and-networks/risk-communication-network

• Guidance on waste and recovered substances

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/23036412/waste_recovered_en.pdf/657a2803-710c-472b-8922-f5c94642f836

  Additional information on the ECHA website

  https://echa.europa.eu/support/qas-support/browse/-/qa/70Qx/view/ids/566

• Guidance on priority setting for evaluation

  Information on the ECHA website

  https://echa.europa.eu/regulations/reach/evaluation

  https://echa.europa.eu/about-us/the-way-we-work/procedures-and-policies/public-procedures

• Guidance on Dossier and Substance Evaluation

  Information on the ECHA website

  http://echa.europa.eu/regulations/reach/evaluation

  http://echa.europa.eu/about-us/the-way-we-work/procedures-and-policies/public-procedures

• Guidance for the preparation of an Annex XV dossier for restrictions

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/23036412/restriction_en.pdf/d48a00bf-cd8d-4575-8acc-c1bbe9f9c3f6

  Additional information on the ECHA website

  https://echa.europa.eu/support/restriction

• Guidance on inclusion of substances in Annex XIV

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/13640/recom_gen_approach_svhc_prior_2020_en.pdf/fbbd748b-22dc-38c2-9b4c-58c6bc80c930 https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/13640/recom_gen_approach_draft_axiv_entries_2020_en.pdf/5d331f77-6613-2f38-e787-1b54dfcde8e5

  Additional information on the ECHA website

  https://echa.europa.eu/substances-of-very-high-concern-identification-explained https://echa.europa.eu/role-of-the-member-state-committee-in-the-authorisation-process

• Guidance on Socio-Economic Analysis – Restrictions

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/23036412/sea_restrictions_en.pdf/2d7c8e06-b5dd-40fc-b646-3467b5082a9d

  Additional information on the ECHA website

  https://echa.europa.eu/support/socio-economic-analysis-in-reach

• Guide on Chemical safety in your business - introduction for SMEs

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/21332507/guide_chemical_safety_sme_en.pdf/09a01b3e-6a31-4311-8eae-8363730a23b3

• Guide on Safety Data Sheets and Exposure Scenarios Guide

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/22786913/sds_es_guide_en.pdf/b5e90791-68a0-4ad3-8769-6b3a17e61c36

• Guide How to apply for authorisation

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/13637/apply_for_authorisation_en.pdf/bd1c2842-4c90-7a1a-3e48-f5eaf3954676

Guidance on CLP

https://echa.europa.eu/guidance-documents/guidance-on-clp
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• Guidance on harmonised information relating to health emergency response - Annex VIII to CLP

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/13643/guidance_on_annex_viii_to_clp_en.pdf/412c5874-f8ec-cf52-fe1e-2fbe08fe2d11

  Additional information on the ECHA website

  https://poisoncentres.echa.europa.eu/

• Introductory Guidance on the CLP Regulation

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/23036412/clp_introductory_en.pdf/b65a97b4-8ef7-4599-b122-7575f6956027

  Additional information on the ECHA website

  https://echa.europa.eu/regulations/clp/understanding-clp

• Guidance on the Application of the CLP Criteria

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/23036412/clp_en.pdf/58b5dc6d-ac2a-4910-9702-e9e1f5051cc5

  Additional information on the ECHA website

  https://echa.europa.eu/regulations/clp/understanding-clp

• Guidance on labelling and packaging in accordance with Regulation (EC) 1272/2008

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/23036412/clp_labelling_en.pdf/89628d94-573a-4024-86cc-0b4052a74d65

  Additional information on the ECHA website

  https://echa.europa.eu/regulations/clp/labelling

• Guidance on the preparation of dossiers for harmonised classification and labelling

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/23036412/clh_en.pdf/36b11f14-01a0-4474-be46-e48dd9b27849

  Additional information on the ECHA website

  https://echa.europa.eu/regulations/clp/harmonised-classification-and-labelling

• Guidance for identification and naming of substances under REACH and CLP

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/23036412/substance_id_en.pdf/ee696bad-49f6-4fec-b8b7-2c3706113c7d

  Guidance in a Nutshell

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/23036412/nutshell_guidance_substance_en.pdf/cca556cd-4f68-4b38-a29b-58cb6da31a93

  Appendix for nanoforms

  https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/13655/how_to_register_nano_en.pdf/f8c046ec-f60b-4349-492b-e915fd9e3ca0

  Additional information on the ECHA website

  https://echa.europa.eu/regulations/reach/substance-identity