SGS and ENVIRON Launch Exclusive Webinar on REACH SVHC and RoHS2 Challenges and Solutions

Entitled “REACH SVHC and RoHS2 Challenges and Solutions,” the webinar will be held on January 26, 2010, Tuesday, and will start at 04:00pm CET. It will provide essential information on how companies can adopt cost-effective approaches in order to achieve REACH and RoHS2 compliance, particularly following the announcement by ECHA yesterday that 15 new SVHCs will be added to the REACH Candidate List in January. The webinar will also summarize the REACH substance restrictions and explain how the SVHC notification requirements in Article 7(2) and Article 66 apply to hardware products. Practical solutions will also be highlighted, including how analytical services and data management tools can assist leading equipment manufacturers and suppliers in meeting today’s legal challenges. This can be achieved by sharing:

* A single list of restricted and declarable substances for regulatory compliance (REACH, RoHS, etc.)
* One web database system to reduce costs for suppliers and improve data quality

The key issues to be covered in the webinar are:

* Timelines for RoHS2 implementation and current draft documents from the European Parliament Environment Committee, European Council, and European Commission
* RoHS2 CE marking requirements and proposed substance restrictions
* New SVHCs on the REACH Candidate List that can be found in hardware products
* Industry-led substances declarations web database and shared list of restricted and declarable substances
* Risk assessment and chemical testing processes for REACH SVHC and REACH restricted substances

Enacted in 2006, the European Union’s REACH Regulation requires the registration of chemicals and the communication to consumers regarding products containing substances from the Candidate List Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs). Under REACH, any consumer has the right to request information on whether any specific product contains over 0.1% by weight of any of the SVHCs. The supplier is required by law to communicate this information to the consumer within forty-five (45) days.

Starting June 2009, the REACH Regulation also restricts the use of certain substances in hardware products. The EU’s RoHS Directive also restricts the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment.