Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH)
Eng. Ahmed KamalManager, Environmental Compliance Office and
Sustainable Development (ECO/SD)Federation of Egyptian Industries
Member of the Egyptian National Coordination Committee for REACH
What is REACH?Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of ChemicalsNew EU Regulation that became in law on 1 June 2007REACH places greater responsibility on industry to manage the risks that chemicals may pose to the health and the environment
Reach ScopeAll substances manufactured or imported into the EU at 1 ton per year or more per manufacturer/importerIncludes substances supplied at over 1 ton per year in articles (per producer or importer) if substance is intended to be released during normal and reasonably foreseeable conditions of use
Timeline
Pre-
registration
3,5 year 6 year 11 year
Registration (3,5 years)1000 t/year
Registration
100 – 1000 t/year
Registration (5 years)
1 – 100 t/year
1.6.2008
1.12.2008
1.12.2010
1.6.2013
1.6.2007 Entry into force of REACH 1.6.2018 Official end of SIEFs
Environmental Compliance office Reach Activities
Workshop on January 2007 for FEI members
Environmental Compliance office Reach Activities
Workshop on 5th August 2008 for Chemicals manufactures and exporters in cooperation with The Association of Chemical Industries of the Czech Republic
MOU Agreement between ECO SD and ReachSpektrum (daughter company of theAssociation of Chemical Industries of the Czech Republic
Environmental Compliance office Reach Activities
The Egyptian National Coordination Committee members
Dr. Eng. Sherif El Gably, Chairman of the chamber of chemical industriesDr. Mohamed Hany barakat, First undersecretary-ministry of trade and industryDr. Mawaheb Abu Elazm, Chairman of the EEAAMr. Waleed Helal, chairman of the Chemicals and Fertilizers export councilMr. Adham Nadim, Executive director of the IMCEng. Ahmed kamal, Manager of ECO SDEng. Hanan El Hadary, ENCPC
The Egyptian National Coordination Committee Achievements1st :Criteria for the selection of Only
RepresentativesInsure that the OR has the required legal and scientific capacities to deal with the REACH requirementsPresence of a reference list should be an advanceAffiliated to well established and recognized associations (federations, research entities..)Listed at of the international Reach networks (Helsinki reach helpdesk..)The presence of regional or local representatives for the OR should be an advanceThe contract between clients and OR should not contain penalties on the clients incase the client required to terminate the contract
The Egyptian National Coordination Committee Achievements
2nd: Guidance contract between OR and ClientsIt should be issued and revised by a professional and trustable law firmIn the event of contract termination the OR remains obliged to maintain confidentiality of information… … …
The Egyptian National Coordination Committee meetings
4 meetings for the National Committee
8 meetings for the Technical Committee
The Egyptian National Coordination Committee output
3rd:Addressing All the EU industrial federations/ Helsinki helpdesk to provide a recommended list of OR
Austria mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected]
Belgium mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected]
Bulgaria mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected]
Switzerland mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected]
Croatia mailto:[email protected]
Cyprus mailto:[email protected]
Germany mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected]
Denmark mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected]
Spain mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected]
France [email protected] mailto:[email protected]
Finland mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected]
United Kingdom mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected]
Greece mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected]
Hungary mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected]
The Egyptian National Coordination Committee output4th:Disseminating a non inclusive list of OR service
provider among Chemicals manufactures and exporters ( 36 service provider)
Reach Spektrum CzechBiPRO Germany
Reach Center UKSGS FinlandGEDcom GermanyCiba Belgium Reach Only Representative
UK
Sitmae NLCambridge Environmental Assessments
UK
The Egyptian National Coordination Committee Achievements5th:Distributing a list of exempted substances
from registration among clients
6th:Distributing a 250 package containing all needed data about reach among exporters
7th: press conference
36 Newspaper attended
National News Channel
8th:A one day match making seminar between Only Representatives and Interested clients at the premises of the Federation of Egyptian Industries
Thank You