REACH SVHC and RoHS2 Challenges and Solutions

SGS and ENVIRON will be hosting a free webinar on the Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemical’s (REACH) Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) and the challenges coming from the draft new Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive known as RoHS2 including CE Marking Requirements and proposed new substance restrictions.

The webinar – “REACH SVHC and RoHS2 challenges and solutions” – will be held Tuesday, January 26, 2010 from 10.00am to 11.00am EST. It will provide essential information on how companies can adopt cost-effective approaches to REACH and RoHS2 compliance, particularly following the announcement by ECHA on 7 December that 15 new SVHCs will be added to the REACH Candidate List in January 2010.  The webinar will also summarise the REACH substance restrictions and explain how the SVHC notification requirements in Article 7(2) and Article 66 apply to hardware products. The webinar will focus on practical solutions and highlight how analytical services and data management tools assist the leading equipment manufacturers and suppliers to match today’s legal challenges by sharing:

• One 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 during the webinar are:

• Timelines for RoHS2 implementation and current draft documents from 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 REACH Regulation requires registration of chemicals and communication of Candidate List Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) to consumers. Any consumer, under REACH, has the right to request information on whether any specific product contains any of these SVHCs over 0.1% by weight and 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 European Union RoHS Directive restricts the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment.

Free registration and further details about the webinar are available at https://sgsevents1.webex.com/sgsevents1/onstage/g.php?d=702303938&t=a.