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Ref : EIC 230/6/14

3 June 2008

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 301/2008

European Union (EU) * : Pre-registration of REACH

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 254/2008 of 30 April 2008, the pre-registration period of REACH has begun on 1 June until 1 December 2008. Details of pre-registration can be found at the following website:
https://echa.europa.eu/support/dossier-submission-tools/reach-it/registration.

DETAILS

2. Pre-registration is the process whereby EU manufacturers, producers/importers of chemical substances on its own, in preparations, in containers/carrying materials, and articles with substances intended to release can submit a brief set of information to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in order to benefit from the extended registration deadlines. It can only be carried out electronically via the REACH-IT portal on the ECHA website at
   https://echa.europa.eu/support/dossier-submission-tools/reach-it.
3. Non-EU manufacturers cannot pre-register/register directly the substances that are exported to the EU. The registration should be done by EU importers or the "only representative" appointed by the non-EU manufacturer. Nevertheless, local manufacturers or traders may be requested by their EU importers to provide information for the pre-registration. For details, please refer to the chapter relating to pre-registration in the guidance document on data sharing, which can be accessed through the following link:
   https://echa.europa.eu/regulations/reach/registration/data-sharing.
4. Registration will begin in phases starting from 1 December 2008. Registration obligations and information required in the registration dossier are set out in the guidance document for registration at
   https://echa.europa.eu/support/registration/your-registration-obligations. 
5. For the details about REACH, please visit our REACH webpage at http://www.tid.gov.hk/english/trade_relations/eu_reach.html. 

ENQUIRIES

6. For enquiries concerning the contents of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5684.

Yours faithfully,

(Cyrus NG)

for Director-General of Trade and Industry

* The EU includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.