What is REACH about?

REACH means Registration, Evaluation, Authorization of Chemicals. That is in fact the new EU Regulation for Chemicals trying to harmonize and simplify the respective law and regulation within the European Union.

Further detailed Information available:

• REACH Help Desk
• ECHA

Regulation Details for non chemical products

From 1 June 2008, manufacturers of substances, and importers of substances as such or of substances in preparations (mixtures) into the European Community (EC) and the European Economic Area (EEA), must register these substances with the European Chemicals Agency if the substances in question are manufactured or imported in quantities of at least 1 t/a and if they are not substances that are exempted from compulsory registration. So-called "phase-in substances" – these are, for example, substances that are shown on the existing substances list EINECS – can be pre-registered between 1 June 2008 and 1 December 2008. Pre-registered substances do not have to be registered until later, depending on the quantity manufactured/imported.

Suppliers of substances and preparations must provide the recipient with either a safety data sheet (Article 31) or safety information (Article 32). In certain cases, the safety data sheet will be supplemented by an annex ("extended safety data sheet") showing the relevant exposure scenarios.

Manufacturers and importers of articles that contain more than 0.1 mass percent per article of a substance on the "candidate list" shall provide the professional recipient and on request a consumer of the article with sufficient information to allow safe use of the article, including, as a minimum, the name of that substance. If all these articles contain more than 1 t/a a notification to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is necessary, however, not before 1 June 2011.

From 1 June 2008, users of chemicals (substances and reparations/mixtures) – so-called "downstream users" – will have to comply with other obligations, but in some cases only after they have received an extended safety data sheet. Downstream users can provide appropriate information so as to assist the manufacturers of substances and importers of substances and preparations in registering them.

Are your purchased Kontron products concerned?

• Electronic components, mechanical parts and computer modules are regarded as goods according the definition of Article 3 No. 3 of the Regulation (EG) Nr.1907/2006 (REACH), for which the function is mainly determined by its shape and style rather than its chemical consistence.
• REACH Registration does usually not apply for products.
• Further on a registration duty is defined for substances in products, if those substances are foreseen to be released under normal and reasonably foreseeable operating conditions (Article 7 No. 1).
• Kontron products are not intended to release any substances under normal and reasonably foreseeable conditions of use.

Source : Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1907/2006 , Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin

How does Kontron support customers for declaration?

Kontron is obliged to fulfill its information duty according Article 33 towards its customers under the circumstances as given by “Regulation Details” No. 3, 4

Through communication with our chemicals suppliers we will try to safeguard the delivery of all chemicals which are necessary for us.

• Click here for Kontron’s REACH Statement
• Click here for Kontron’s WFD (Waste Framework Directive) Statement

Please ask your Kontron Sales channel if you need additional information for REACH!