REACH Preregistration awareness campaign

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REACH Pre-registration awareness campaign

• Otto Linher
• 3rd meeting of the REACH CAs
• 27 March 2008

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Pre-registration awareness campaign

• Level of awareness still rather low
• Awareness raising to
• Highlight criticality of the 1 June 1 Dec.
  period
• Inform potential registrants, especially SMEs
• Intent provide support to MS and industry
  activities
• Target audience
• M/ I / users of chemicals (EU non-EU)

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Pre-Registration awareness campaign

• Three phase plan
• April Info on start date available guidance
  tools
• June Pre-registration period is only 6 months
• October Only a few days remaining before end of
  the pre-registration period

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Key messages

• Be safe, pre-register your chemicals
• M/I have to pre-register to be able to continue
  their business without interruptions
• When and how pre-registration can be carried out
• Where a company can find further information
• Pre-registration easy procedure

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What has been planned

• Workshops
• 14 April Brussels COM
• October Helsinki ECHA
• Press briefings
• 11 April Brussels COM
• June ECHA Inauguration Helsinki
• Press material available throughout the period
• ECHA web
• Pre-registration section
• Brochures
• Pre-registration
• REACH general
• Brochure for exporters
• Advertising

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How will we reach the un-REACH-able

• Multipliers
• CAs
• Other authorities e.g. enforcement / customs
• MS Helpdesks
• Europe Enterprise Network/Chambers of Commerce
• Industry Associations
• COM incl. Representations/Delegations

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• Questions?