What is Reach Certification? Reach Certification Review

Regulations

The EU began to implement the Regulation on Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (hereinafter referred to as REACH Regulation) on June 1, 2008. Registration is the most important obligation under this Regulation. After a company successfully submits the registration dossier of a chemical substance to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), it will receive an 18-digit registration number. Companies that fail to complete the registration before the corresponding deadline will not be able to continue to put the corresponding products on the EU market.

Requested content

The main content of REACH is to require proof that daily-use products do not contain harmful chemicals. Therefore, all daily-use products produced in the EU or imported into the EU market, mainly textiles, must pass the registration, inspection and approval of the content of harmful chemical substances. Once the content exceeds the prescribed level, they cannot be sold in the EU market.

Scope of application

Chemicals, alloys, plastics, semi-finished products, accessories, toys, furniture, cosmetics, stationery, pigments, paints, glues and detergents, textiles and clothing, footwear, leather products and accessories, electronic and electrical products and other products such as household goods, leisure and sports goods, etc.

Information Request

1. Prepare 2-3 samples;

2. Certification application form;

3. Product manual;

4. Parts list;

REACH testing process

Step 1: Apply

Applicants fill in the application form and provide a list of product components

Step 2: Quote

Engineers determine the testing fee based on the material provided

Step 3: Testing

After the applicant confirms the quotation, he/she signs the application form and service agreement, pays the project fee, and prepares the test samples.

Step 4: Issue a report

The test cycle is passed within 5-7 working days, the test is completed, and a REACH test report is issued.

effect

a. Provide a high level of protection for human health and the environment from the use of chemicals.

b. Those who place chemicals on the market (Manufacturers and importers are responsible for understanding and managing the risks associated with their use.)

c. Allow substances to move freely on the EU market.

d. Strengthening innovation and competitiveness of the EU chemical industry.

e. Promote the use of alternative approaches to assess hazardous properties of substances, such as quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) and readout.

f. Scope and Exemptions.

REACH applies to substances manufactured or imported into the EU in quantities of 1 tonne or more per year and, in general, it applies to all individual chemical substances by themselves, in preparations or in articles (if the substance is released under normal and reasonably foreseeable conditions of use of the article).

Purpose of REACH implementation

Protect human health and the environment, maintain and improve the competitiveness of the EU chemical industry; increase the transparency of chemical information; reduce vertebrate animal testing; be consistent with the EU's international obligations under the WTO framework; in essence, REACH will create a unified chemicals management system within the EU, enabling companies to produce new chemicals and their products in accordance with unified principles.

About Amazon

Platform regulations

To comply with applicable laws and regulations, Amazon prohibits the sale of products that exceed the restriction levels specified in Annex XVII. For certain products, Amazon requires manufacturers to provide REACH declarations or test reports that prove that the products comply with the content restrictions of cadmium, nickel, and lead in the REACH regulation. These products include:

Jewelry and imitation jewelry worn on wrists and ankles, such as bracelets and anklets

Jewelry worn around the neck and imitation jewelry, such as necklaces

Jewelry that pierces the skin and imitation jewelry, such as earrings and piercings

Jewelry and imitation jewelry worn on fingers and toes, such as rings and toe rings

Additionally, marketplace regulators may conduct physical inspections of products, which may result in requests for further information or suspension of sales, so please ensure that you provide all required compliance documentation for all products in order to apply for reinstatement.

Provider

If you are contacted, you are responsible for providing these documents to Amazon. If you are a brand owner or importer, you should already have these documents. If you are a reseller, you may need to request these documents from your supplier. If you (or your supplier) do not have these documents, you may need to perform your own testing to demonstrate compliance.

How to apply for approval or reinstatement of an ASIN

If your ASIN is jewelry or imitation jewelry as described above, or has been physically tested, Amazon requires additional documentation and you will receive an email with more detailed instructions. In this case, if you would like to sell or continue to sell these products on Amazon, please submit the following information to [email protected]:

Company Name

Seller/Supplier ID

email address

telephone number

The European marketplace where you want to continue listing ASINs

List of ASINs you apply to sell

To expedite the process, please submit one application per ASIN series/variation/model.

Amazon accepts two types of compliance documents to approve or reinstate your ASIN:

References

• 1. What is REACH certification? What is its function? : Sohu [cited on 2018-09-02T16:00:00.000Z]
• 2. What does REACH report mean? : Sohu [cited on 2019-06-09T16:00:00.000Z]