If your company is established in any of the 27 member states of the european Union (UE-27) or in a state member of the european economic area (EEA), will be affected by the departure of the united kingdom of the eu if their supply chains as a customer or supplier stretch to the United kingdom.
If your provider or client is established in the uk, please note that, since his departure from the eu, the existing community legislation on chemicals, including REACH, CLP, RPGS, DPI and PIC does not apply in the united Kingdom.
Get ready to identify its current role in the supply chain and their suppliers and customers of the united kingdom. This will determine how it will affect the Brexit.
Its supplier of Industrial Chemicals (REACH) is in the united Kingdom
Your provider of the united kingdom is no longer be obliged to comply with the rules of procedureREACHbut national legislation on chemicals to be adopted in the united kingdom.
The registers of substances and authorizations already issued its supplier of the united kingdom are no longer valid.
In short, you will no longer be downstream user and will become importer in relation to its supplier of the united kingdom.
However, your provider of the united kingdom has two options for maintaining their registrations and authorisations REACH
In which case you remain downstream user of the vendor.
Get ready to consult with your provider of the united kingdom about its intentions on the market UE-27/EEE after Brexit.
Your provider community not Industrial Chemicals (REACH) has the exclusive representative in the kingdom Aleft
If the exclusive representative your provider is not a uk company, you can not remain after Brexit.
Your service provider in the eu must decide whether to appoint another representative established the exclusive UE-27/EEA or ceases to have the exclusive representative.
Get ready to consult with their non-european supplier on its intention to designate another representative in the exclusive UE-27 after Brexit.
His client, which provides Industrial Chemicals (REACH), is in the united Kingdom
If you have clients in the united kingdom, from Brexit you will be marketing their products to a non-eu country, so that this will not export and internal trade.
Your company, which sells Industrial Chemicals (REACH), is a subsidiary of a uk company
If your legal entity is the holder of registries and/or authorizations for substances that sold in the UE-27/EEA or is the exclusive representative manufacturer of a community, their situation after Brexit will remain the same as today.
If the legal entity, holder of registries and/or authorizations for substances and mixtures which are traded on the UE-27/eea agreement is the parent company in the united Kingdom, it must decide what action on the market UE-27/EEE after Brexit.
If the legal entity of the united kingdom is designated as the exclusive representative of a non-community manufacturer, after Brexit does not become manufacturer. If the non-community wishes to continue to have an exclusive representative, must appoint a new record in the UE-27/Eea.
In this scenario, the matrix of the united kingdom or the manufacturer non eu respectively, could choose their legal entity to undertake the responsibilities of the matrix of the united kingdom. In that case, please note that
In the case that the departure of the united kingdom is done with the agreement, there will be a transitional period during which it will continue to apply community rules in the united Kingdom.
Remember that pending the entry into force on Brexit, companies in the united kingdom all legal obligations of REACH.
TheEuropean Chemical substances and mixtures(CHECK) has a link where you can find frequently asked questions and answers regarding the Brexit.
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