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DEFRA lays legislation to formally extend UK-REACH deadlines
On 20 April 2023, the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) laid a draft Statutory Instrument (SI), REACH (Amendment) Regulations 2023, before Parliament. The SI will formally extend the submission deadlines under UK-REACH by 3 years.
The table below shows the original and new deadlines for the various tonnage bands and hazard categories.
|
Original Deadlines |
Proposed New Deadlines |
Tonnage |
Hazardous property |
|
27 October 2023 |
27 October 2026 |
> 1000 TPA |
- Carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic substances (CMRs) - 1 TPA or more - Toxic effects to aquatic organisms (acute or chronic) – 100 TPA or more - Candidate list of substances of very high concern (as of 31 December 2023) |
|
27 October 2025 |
27 October 2028 |
>100 TPA |
- Candidate list of substances of very high concern (substances added between 1 January 2024 and 27 October 2026). |
|
27 October 2028 |
27 October 2030 |
>1 TPA |
|
The changes will come into force after approval by each of the Houses of Parliament. This SI is expected to be enacted and in force by the third quarter of 2023.
We acknowledge that the above information has been compiled from DEFRA.
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