STANDARD & LEGISLATION - UCIF Informs
The Year of the SCIP Database Marcello Zinno UCIF – Italian Surface Treatment Equipment Manufacturers’ Association, Milan, Italy
info@ucif.net
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he Competent Authorities for REACH and CLP (CARACAL), performing consultancy activities
for the European Commission and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), presented some updates on the SCIP database during the Group’s 37th meeting held last November. The SCIP database is a database of Substances of Concern in Articles, as such or in complex objects (Products), active since January 5, 2021. During the meeting, the launch of Version 1 of the SCIP dissemination portal with basic functionality was defined. Once the EU Water Framework Directive has been transposed into national laws, the Member States’ competent dob
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uniform implementation of the SCIP obligations across the European Union and to further raise awareness of these obligations by promoting supporting materials and providing advice where needed. ANIMA, the industrial federation representing the Italian companies
tools for submitting notifications, simplified
From January 2021, indeed, any company
in the mechanical sector within
notifications, and the use of references.
that produces, assembles, imports, or
Confindustria (the General
ECHA also provided a series of useful ideas
distributes products within the European
Confederation of Italian Industry),
for companies, from an invitation to consult
Union must submit item and product
invited all its members to participate
the supporting materials prepared on the
information to ECHA, with particular regard
in a webinar organised directly by
SCIP database to more detail suggestions,
to substances of very high concern present
ECHA to provide information on the
such as recommendations to present and
in concentrations greater than 0.1%
preparation and submission of the
structure information in a way that is clear
w/w. ANIMA Confindustria is available to
SCIP notification. During the webinar,
and understandable to all database users,
companies to provide information about
ECHA delved into the preparation of
to ensure correct identification of items in
these new obligations, which should help
notifications, focussing on requirements,
notifications, and to become familiar with the
regulate more effectively the management of
‘grouping’ and ‘hierarchy’ techniques,
tools available.
hazardous substances.
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