registration, evaluation, authorisation and restrictions) and CLP processes (e.g. Since REACH and CLP cover nanomaterials, ECHA needs to be able to carry out its tasks for nanoforms within the various REACH (e.g. ECHA's activities on nanomaterials under REACH and CLP The amendments apply to all new and existing registrations covering nanoforms.
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registration information requirements (Annexes III and VII-XI) and.characterisation of nanoforms or sets of nanoforms covered by the registration (Annex VI).These reporting obligations address specific information requirements, outlined in revised annexes to the REACH regulation: It is used in different European regulations, including REACH and CLP, to harmonise how nanomaterials are defined across legal frameworks.Īs of 1 January 2020, explicit legal requirements under REACH apply for companies that manufacture or import nanoforms. In 2011, the European Commission released a recommendation for a definition of a nanomaterial. Nanomaterials fall under the existing REACH and CLP definition of a substance, and provisions set by both regulations apply. Just like any other substance on the EU market, it is important to ensure that their uses are properly assessed and that any risks are adequately controlled.ĮCHA works in close collaboration with Member State competent authorities, the European Commission, NGOs and industry associations as well as international organisations such as the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), to help implement EU chemicals legislation for nanomaterials. While nanomaterials may offer technical and commercial opportunities, they may also pose risks to our health and the environment. Many everyday products containing nanomaterials are already on the European market such as batteries, coatings, anti-bacterial clothing and cosmetics. As a result, the physicochemical properties of nanomaterials may differ from those of bulk substances or particles of a larger size.
Nanomaterials are chemical substances or materials with particle sizes between 1 to 100 nanometres in at least one dimension.ĭue to an increased specific surface area by volume, nanomaterials may have different characteristics compared to the same material without nanoscale features.
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