Registration of FeF Chemicals' Products
All relevant FeF Chemicals' products were pre-registered in 2008: See our pre-registration numbers here.
We are involved in the relevant SIEF groups, either as a
Facilitator or as an Active participant. Both our internal
specialists as well as external consultants will insure that our
products are registered in due time. A continuous dialogue with our
suppliers and customers will help guarantee a smooth progression of
the registration process.
On June 1st, 2007, the European Commission adopted a new EU
regulatory framework for chemicals (Directive 2006/121/EC and Regulation No. 1907/2006). Under the new
system called REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of
Chemicals), enterprises that manufacture or import more than one
tonne of a chemical substance per year are required to register it
in a central database. The aims of the REACH Regulation are to
improve the protection of human health and the environment while
maintaining the competitiveness and enhancing the innovative
capability of the EU chemicals industry. REACH gives furthermore
greater responsibility to the industry to manage the risks from
chemicals and to provide safety information on the substances. This
information is being passed down the chain of production.
Transitional periods will be granted under REACH, in order to
perform comprehensive registration tasks. Depending on substance
volumes and certain health and environmental classifications, these
transitional periods range from 3.5 to 11 years (Article 23). To be
able to benefit from these transitional periods,
manufacturers/importers must pre-register a substance. Substances
will have to be pre-registered from June 1st to November 30th,
2008.
If you are using our Quats, or are intending to use them in a disinfecting or similar product manufactured and/or sold within the EU, we would like to make you aware of the European Biocidal Products Directive 98/8/EC (1).
For example, our Cetrimide products are since October 25, 2009 not allowed to be used for Product Category I (Human hygiene). FeF Chemicals' Cetrimide products are therefore no longer allowed to be used for any biocidal purpose in the EU.
If you believe that, as a FeF Chemicals customer, some of your formulations are subject to the European Biocide Directive, please let us know and we will provide you with the most updated information about the usage of our products as biocides within the EU.
If you have questions or require more information regarding FeF Chemicals Quats in view of the European legislation, do not hesitate to contact us.