REACH
REACH Regulation has been implemented in June 2007 and replaced the European risk assessment system since June 2008. REACH Regulation gives greater responsibility to industry to manage the risks from chemicals and to provide safety information on the substances.
For more information with regard to REACH see:
European Commission - Environment Directorate-General - Reach
i2a is preparing for REACH registration and has therefore expanded the Antimony Trioxide Association to cover most antimony compounds. Bylaws and an internal agreement have been defined. Our experience with Antimony Trioxide (ATO) and the former vertical consortium (ATOS) means that i2a is well positioned to set up a consortium on other Antimony compounds based on this successful model.
All the scientific data gathered under the EU Risk Assessment will be transferred to a REACH dossier and will enable industry partners to (pre-)register ATO at the appropriate time.
Producers, importers and users of antimony compounds that intend
to register an Antimony compound under REACH are encouraged
to check the membership section of this website and
to contact the Secretary-General of i2a, Karine Van de Velde
(see newsletter section)
The next i2a General Assembly is scheduled for September 30, 2010 in Berlin (members only)
pre-SIEF
The sole purpose of the pre-SIEF was to agree substance 'sameness'.
All pre-registrants for one of the 10 antimony compounds within i2a have received an e-mail with a link to participate in the 'substance sameness' discussion.
The participation was in the form of completing and submitting a short pre-SIEF survey. As required by the European Chemicals Agency, this was the obligatory first step before SIEF formation.
Recommended background reading :
- ECHA factsheet on substance ID [PDF - 235 KB]
- ECHA guidance on substance ID [PDF - 3.2 MB]
- Eurometaux factsheet on substance identification for REACH [PDF - 119 KB]
- Cefic guidance on working together in a REACH SIEF [PDF - 537 KB]
SIEF
What is the purpose of the SIEF?
The purpose of a Substance Information Exchange Forum (SIEF) is to help registrants of the same substance to share information about the substance and to avoid duplication of testing.
How is a SIEF formed ?
A SIEF is formed when companies have agreed that their substance is the same. Companies in the SIEF are free to choose how they communicate and organize themselves. Companies can opt for any of four different categories of involvement [PDF - 140 KB] in the SIEF process.
Lead Registrant All SIEFs must select a Lead Registrant. This is a mandatory role laid down by the REACH Regulation. The Lead Registrant is the one registrant acting with the agreement of the other assenting registrant(s) and who shall, among other tasks, submit the “joint dossier”.The members of i2a decided to maintain 10 antimony substances for REACH registration via i2a. The highest tonnage band of our members drives the registration deadline. All pre-SIEF members of these 10 substances have been contacted by i2a to check whether an earlier registration deadline would be needed. The appointed lead registrants are all member of i2a and were elected after giving the pre-SIEF 4 weeks to object to our choice of lead registrant. All lead registrants identified themselves to ECHA. The International Antimony Association is acting as SIEF Facilitator, on behalf of the Lead Registrant, for each of the substances.
| Substance | EC Number | CAS Number | Deadline Registration for i2a members | Lead Registrant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antimony Metal | 231-146-5 | 7440-36-0 | 30/NOV/10 | CAMPINE |
| Diantimony trioxide | 215-175-0 | 1309-64-4 | 30/NOV/10 | CAMPINE |
| Sodium hexahydroxoantimonate | 251-735-0 | 33908-66-6 | 30/NOV/10 | UMICORE |
| Antimony triacetate | 230-043-2 | 6923-52-0 | 31/MAY/13 | GOLDMANN |
| Sodium Antimonate (A) | 239-444-7 | 15432-85-6 | 31/MAY/13 | GMS CHEMIE |
| Diantimonytris(ethylene glycolate) | 249-820-2 | 29736-75-2 | 31/MAY/13 | ANTRACO |
| Diantimony Pentoxide | 215-237-7 | 1314-60-9 | 31/MAY/13 | CAMPINE |
| Antimony Trisulfide | 215-713-4 | 1345-04-6 | 31/MAY/18 | COPLOSA |
| Antimony Trichloride | 233-47-2 | 10025-91-9 | 31/MAY/18 | RECYLEX |
| Antimony Pentachloride | 231-601-8 | 7647-18-9 | 31/MAY/18 | Not defined yet |
How to access the data required by REACH?
- Become a member of the International Antimony Association (see our membership page)
- Buy a Letter of Access: Letters of access will be encouraged for companies in the less than 10 T range. The issue of the Letter of Access (what will be the content / how much to charge etc…) will be further discussed with our members end of May/ early June. Please check our Letter of Access page for more details
The International Antimony Association (i2a) is preparing the REACH-registration dossiers for our 10 Antimony compounds and will communicate within the SIEFs in the name of our members.
However, we cannot guarantee a tailor-made REACH dossier will be ready on time for companies joining late.
The first REACH-registration deadline, for high volume tonnage substances (i.e. more than 1000 tonnes) is 30 November 2010.
