On April 22, the European Safety Federation published an article on its official website, which added new requirements for some current personal protective equipment (PPE), including protective masks (FFP2 or FFP3), protective glasses and masks, protective gloves and protective clothing. These items must also meet other laws and regulations (such as REACH Regulation), expect for CE certification. According to the export requirements of pandemic prevention products, GRGTEST will help enterprises to cope with the responsibilities and obligations of pandemic prevention products such as masks under the framework of the REACH Regulation.
Introduction to REACH Regulation
EU REACH Regulation refers to the EU Regulation numbered as (EC) No 1907/2006. REACH is the abbreviation of "Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals". This regulation is on the registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemicals of the EU. It took into force on June 1, 2007 and was formally implemented on June 1, 2008. REACH Regulation applies to all chemical substances, including not only those used in factories, but also those in our daily life. Therefore, the implementation of REACH Regulation has affected EU enterprises involved in almost all industries such as chemical industry, textile, toys and electronics, and enterprises from China and other non-EU countries exporting to the EU.
Classification of its controlled products under REACH Regulation
·Substance: chemical elements and their compounds (existing) in the natural state or obtained through production processes.
· Preparation: mixtures or solutions consisting of two or more substances.
· Article: objects composed of one or more substances and/or one or more preparations. They have a specific shape, appearance, or design scheme.
Responsibilities and obligations of items (including PPE pandemic prevention articles) under the framework of the REACH Regulation:
List of toxic and harmful substances under the REACH Regulation:
· List of substances of very high concern
· Authorization list
· Restricted substances list
For personal protective equipment (PPE) exported to Europe, testing items covered in the REACH Regulation:
· Substances of very high concern SVHC - all products are applicable.
· Restricted substances - the specific test items are determined by the materials and purposes of the customer's products.
If customers have testing requirements or want to know more about the substances of very high concern SVHC list of the REACH Regulations and the Restricted substances list of the REACH Appendix XVII, welcome to consult through online customer service, mail or telephone.
Guangzhou GRG Metrology & Test Co., Ltd. (stock abbreviation: GRGTEST, stock code: 002967) is the 602 electronic metrology station of the original Ministry of Information Industry. After more than 50 years of development, we have now become a nationwide and comprehensive state-owned third-party measurement and testing institution, focusing on providing customers with professional and technical services such as metrology, testing, certification, technical consultation and training. The technical capability and business scale are at the leading level in many fields in China. With the professional metrology and testing technology, GRG Test can help upstream and downstream customers in various industrial chains to enhance their competitiveness and realize quality control in the whole life cycle of products, and help customers steadily develop local markets and even global markets.
List of toxic and harmful substances under the REACH Regulation:
· List of substances of very high concern
· Authorization list
· Restricted substances list
For personal protective equipment (PPE) exported to Europe, testing items covered in the REACH Regulation:
· Substances of very high concern SVHC - all products are applicable.
· Restricted substances - the specific test items are determined by the materials and purposes of the customer's products.
