Reporting Requirements for Priority Substances

The reporting template was developed by INERIS under its contract with DG ENV Implementation of Requirements for Priority Substances within the Context of the Water Framework Directive (DGENV No. 07-010401/2006/432521/MAR/D2). 

Existing chemicals are those that were on the EU market before 18 September 1981 and listed in EINECS (the European Inventory of Existing Commercial Substances). The Regulation requires industry to report data on existing substances, the Commission to prioritise substances for risk assessment and Member States to conduct risk assessments of those priority substances. Will be replaced by REACH. 

Chemical substances, mixtures, or in some instances, categories of substances, that have been or are subject to PAIR reporting are identified in 40 C.F.R. 712.30. The list is expanded in two ways. Chemicals identified by the ITC in its biannual recommendations of chemicals for priority testing under TSCA 4 are required to be added to the PAIR list. In addition to reacting to ITC recommendation or designation of priority testing chemicals, EPA may... 

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