Registration
To register a substance a Technical Dossier with data on the physico-chemical properties, toxicity, ecotoxicity and environmental behaviour has to be presented to the Agency depending on the quantity produced and/or imported.
Existing chemicals do not need an immediate Registration. They can continue to be produced during a Transition Period
(“Phase-in” status).
To benefit of the Transition Period any producer/importer has to apply for a Pre-registration to the Agency between :
June 1, 2008 - December 1, 2008

The pre-registration is a free of charge communication of the following:
  • Substance identity
  • Tonnage range
  • Name and Address of the registrant (legal entity)
Substances that are not pre-registered cannot be produced/imported anymore until registration is performed
The registration need to be completed within the following deadlines:
December 1, 2010
  • All substances > 1000 ton/year
  • Substances > 100 ton/year R50/53
  • Substances > 1 ton/year CMR Cat.1 and 2
June 1, 2013
  • Substances 100-1000 ton/year
June 1, 2018
  • Substances 1-100 ton/year
Authorization
In cases of substances giving cause of concern, in particular for:
  • CMR (Carcinogenic, Mutagenic, Reprotoxic)
  • PBT ( Persistent, Bioaccumulative, Toxic)
  • vPvB (very Persistent, very Bioaccumulative)
  • Endocrine Disrupters etc.
a a Use–Specific Authorization from the Agency is required, time limited and, if the case, quantity limited.
Use
The assessment of a substance considers not only its hazardous properties, but also its interaction with man and environment
(CSA = Chemical Safety Assessment ). Every step must be considered:
  • Industrial use
  • Professional use
  • Consumer use
In all cases it has to be assessed:
  • Human exposure (Oral, Dermal, Inhalatory…)
  • Environmental exposure (Water, Air, Solid, Waste, Soil…)
  • Pattern of exposure (Accidental, Occasional, Frequent, Continuous…)