CLP : Confidentiality of IUPAC names in the C&L Inventory
Companies not registering by the 2010 registration deadline but who are nevertheless obliged to notify the Classification and Labelling of substances to ECHA as of 3 January 2011 can, in certain cases, keep the IUPAC name confidential.
IUPAC nomenclature is a system of naming chemical compounds and of describing the science of chemistry in general. It is developed and kept up to date under the auspices of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).
Notification to the C&L Inventory is necessary in cases where you are placing the substance on the market and you manufacture and/or import the substance that is:
- subject to registration under the REACH Regulation,
- classified as hazardous (irrespective of the quantity),
- contained in a mixture, classified as hazardous and is present above the relevant concentration limit, which results in the classification of the mixture as hazardous,
- Imported by you in an article and being subject to registration under Article 7 REACH.
The notification of substances placed on the market on 1 December 2010 is due on 3 January 2011. The tools for notification are available. You can submit your notification now. The sooner the better.