With the entry into force of REACh the requirements concerning the structure of the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) has changed. The MSDS of all new products as well as updates of existing products will reflect this change. Please note however that all MSDS for existing products reflecting current legislation are still valid until 2010.
Registration of substances will generally result in a revised MSDS of the derived downstream product. Only when the downstream user receives this new MSDS including the registration number, will the obligations associated with the exposure scenario come into force.
In the case that a certain use is not covered by the exposure scenarios, the downstream user has 12 months to make this use known to the supplier (or 6 months for writing their own Chemical Safety Report). During this time, it is legal to continue the use.
Exposure scenarios need not be developed for products, which do not contain hazardous substances (ref. Annex I, 0.6) or for substances that are produced with less than 10 tons per year (ref. Art. 10.1). In these cases, use information is not required.
Our official correspondence about pre-registration under REACh for TPC customers can be downloaded.
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