The UK has left the European Union, and the transition period ended on 31st December 2020. UK REACH is now in force, and this affects both UK-based companies and companies with customers in the UK, who may wish to assign an Only Representative to fulfil UK REACH obligations.
For substances already registered under EU REACH, negotiating access to existing data is likely to be important for UK REACH registrants. However, grandfathered registrations and those covered by Downstream User Import Notifications (DUIN) benefit from extended timelines for submitting full dossiers. New substances require full registration dossiers to be submitted before manufacture or import exceeds 1 tonne per year, though registrations considered to be New Registrations of Existing Substances (NRES) can delay submission of the data in the registration until the extended deadlines.
wca can support you with:
• Providing UK Only Representative services for non-UK companies.
• Clarifying your regulatory obligations under both UK and EU REACH.
• Grandfathering substances and submitting DUIN.
• Preparing and submitting new registration and NRES dossiers.
• Conducting data access and cost sharing negotiations.
If you would like support in any of these areas, or have other questions relating to the implications from the UK leaving the European Union, please contact us.