了解英国REACH以及我们是如何到达这里的

在许多分歧之后, 英国于1月31日脱离欧盟, 2020, 现在进入过渡期，有效期至2020年底, at which point the future trade relationship with the EU will be negotiated.

什么是英国REACH?

2019年1月，特蕾莎·梅政府通过了一项法案 英国法定文书 to provide a chemicals regulatory framework in the UK in the event of a no-deal exit. 以下内容由欧盟REACH提供, 其中欧盟实体被英国实体所取代;

• The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) regulatory authority is replaced by the UK 健康 and 安全 Executive (HSE)
• The 欧盟达成-IT database is replaced by Comply with UK REACH, a new UK system
• 欧盟REACH在哪里引用了欧盟委员会, UK REACH指的是英国环境大臣, 食物, 及农村事务

根据英国REACH法规，与欧盟REACH法规一样 没有数据，就没有市场 原则适用于. Chemical manufacturers (or only representatives acting on their behalf) and importers must register substances in order to identify any hazardous properties of those substances. 识别危险的地方, they must check that all supported uses of that substance in the supply chain are safe through the development and communication of appropriate risk management measures and operational conditions. Without a registration in place, substances cannot legally be placed on the market.

To avoid supply disruption when UK REACH comes into effect at the end of the transition period, 已制订了下列过渡性措施:

• 英国公司持有的现有欧盟REACH注册, 包括只驻英国的代表, 将自动成为英国REACH注册
• UK companies that transferred 欧盟达成 registrations to EU-based entities in order to retain access to EU markets in the event of a no-deal Brexit will also transfer into UK REACH
• 对于上述两种情况, registrants will be required to submit basic data about the substance as a notification in the REACH-IT system within 120 days of the end of the transition period. 这些信息包括公司详细信息, 已登记的化学品, 生产或进口数量, 以及现有欧盟REACH注册的证据. Full information appropriate to the registrant’s tonnage band will then need to be submitted within two years. No new fees will be payable for 欧盟达成 registrations that are re-registered under UK REACH.
• UK-based companies purchasing substances or preparations from EU-27 countries are currently downstream users under 欧盟达成. 根据英国REACH法规, they will become importers, meaning they will need to register substances. 符合英国REACH数据库, 这些公司需要提交公司的基本信息, 进口化学品, 180天内提供安全使用信息. It is expected this information will be available from safety data sheets generated by 欧盟达成 registrants. This interim notification will then need to be replaced with a full UK REACH registration after two years. 根据英国REACH法规, EU-27 countries will be able to establish only representatives in the UK in order to benefit from this transitional arrangement and take on the registration obligation on behalf of their UK-based customers.
• 类似的祖父性适用于欧盟REACH授权. UK-based holders of an 欧盟达成 authorization can continue to apply that authorization in the UK under UK REACH. 这些公司有60天的时间(截至3月1日), 2021) to provide the UK HSE with technical information relating to the authorization.

根据北爱尔兰议定书的条款, negotiated as part of Boris Johnson’s withdrawal agreement with the EU, Northern Ireland will continue to follow EU rules on agricultural and manufactured goods and will continue to follow 欧盟达成.

It should be stressed that as of the date of this article, UK REACH is still in development. 虽然很明显，它将非常类似于 欧盟达成，具体的合规细节和时间表可能会发生变化.

英国达到REACH的可能性有多大?

在特蕾莎·梅政府领导下, there was a commitment to seek continued membership in ECHA and to continue operating under 欧盟达成 through some form of associate membership. With the advent of the Boris Johnson government and its chosen path of a hard Brexit, 英国将基本上退出所有欧盟机构. 在鲍里斯·约翰逊2月3日的演讲中, 2020, 在欧盟就未来贸易关系进行谈判之前, 他提出了他的设想 “the UK should not be required to adopt Brussels-made EU rules ‘on competition policy, 补贴, 社会保障, 环境, 或者类似的东西, 就像欧盟没有义务接受英国的规则一样.'” 约翰逊还重申，如果没有达成贸易协议, the UK would revert to World Trade Organization rules at the end of the transition period.

这一立场成为现实的进一步证据出现在3月7日, 2020, with the announcement that the UK would be leaving the European Aviation 安全 Agency (EASA) at the end of the transition period. 这招致了航空航天业的强烈批评. The trade body, ADS, has estimated it will take up to 10 years and cost up to £40 million (about $51.5 million) annually to create a UK safety authority with all the expertise of EASA. 目前的成本为100万至400万英镑(合100万美元).29 to $5.每年向欧洲机构支付1500万英镑. It would also increase the regulatory burden and cost for UK-based aerospace manufacturers. 英国政府表示，这些费用是必要的，因为， “being a member of the [EASA] is not compatible with the UK having genuine economic and political independence.”

当然, it is too soon to know precisely what will happen in the trade negotiations, 或者外部因素, 比如冠状病毒大流行, 是否会对会谈的进展产生影响. 鉴于政府对未来与欧盟关系的愿景, it seems unlikely that the UK will be operating within the framework of 欧盟达成 following the end of the transition period. It also is unlikely that the UK will seek to extend the transition period given that one of the Johnson government’s first acts was to pass an amendment to the Withdrawal Agreement Bill, 这就排除了将过渡期延长至2020年之后的可能性. On that basis, the industry is preparing for UK REACH to be in force on January 1, 2021.

英国REACH很可能 改变产品遵从性的格局 无论是在英国还是在欧盟. As we approach the advent of UK REACH, we will keep you updated with any developments.