Colombia Reach Regulation for Various Sectors

Country

Colombia

National Regulation

Status

In force – transitional period

Regulation name

Comprehensive management of industrial chemicals

Gestión integral de las sustancias químicas de uso industrial - link

Objective

Adopt mechanisms and other provisions for the comprehensive management of industrial chemicals, which are identified and classified as hazardous by the GHS

Implementation date

Issued on November 30, 2021. Awaiting official publication

Scope

Imported or produced hazardous substances

Further

substance lists

Priority substances will be published in the future (known as The Registry)

Exemption

There are 13 items exempted from compliance requirements. They are chemicals addressed by already existing regulations (e.g., pharmaceuticals and cosmetics), unknown or variable composition, complex reaction products or of biological materials (UVCB), impurities, articles, natural substances, substances resulting from environmental factors exposure, substances without commercial values, polymers and monomers, intermediaries, and substances in customs transit.

Affected

stakeholders

Producers and importers of substances ≥ 100 kg per annum

Requirements

It is required to provide the following information:

·        substance annual production and import amount

·        substance identification, including CAS number

·        risk assessment and classification according to the GHS

·        identified substance uses

And to do the following:

·        follow SDS and label standards

·        submit information to the national inventory

·        design, implement and make public risk reduction and managements actions programs

Non-

compliance

-

Comments

Possibly, a new version will come out including aspects pointed by the public consultation

SDS / GHS Regulation

Status

In force (GHS 6th revision) - transitional period

Regulation name

Legislation:

·        Decreto 1.496/2018 (general GHS) - link

Resolution:

·        Resolución 0773/2021| Ministry of labor - link

Implementation date

Workplace:

·        April 7, 2023 for substances

·        April 7, 2024 for mixtures

Language

Spanish

Comments

Implementation still depends on ministries to countersign the decree and publish resolutions. The Ministry of labor is the first to endorse a resolution.