Unico and Regulations

Unico and Regulations

Unico is committed to meeting the requirements of all applicable laws and regulations including REACH, CLP and Biocide.

REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation of Chemicals)

As formulators (downstream users) we are gathering data from our suppliers to ensure full compliance. At present our suppliers have notified us of their intention to register/ pre-register their ingredients and we do not envisage the loss of any raw material due to the REACH registration process.

Unico aims to ensure that all uses are covered.

Unico aims to ensure that Material Safety Data Sheets are REACH compliant.

With reference to REACH’s Article 33 obligation to communicate information on Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) identified in the ‘Candidate List’ in products. Unico is working with suppliers to determine SVHC’S applications in the products and provide customers with the relevant information as instructed by the REACH regulation.

Part of our on-going compliance programme is to closely monitor the status of the Candidate List and to receive confirmation from our suppliers that they are too.

CLP (Classification, Labelling and Packaging)

CLP regulation implements the UN Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals into EU Legislation. This regulation will supersede the EU substance 67/548/EEC and preparation 1999/45/EC directives. These are also known as the Chemical Hazard Information and Packaging for supply Regulations (CHIP).These regulations will be fully repealed in 2015 and replaced with CLP (likely to be called chip 4).

Unico aims to ensure that substances and mixtures are classified, labelled and packaged according to CLP within the allowed dates.

Unico aims to ensure that Safety Data Sheets for substances and mixtures contain information according to CLP within the allowed dates.

BPD (Biocidal Product Directive)

BPD regulation implements the evaluation of all existing active substances. After evaluation only products which appear in Annex 1 of the BPD will be allowed in biocidal formulations in the European Union.

Unico aims to ensure that products contain biocides which have been notified.

Unico aims to ensure that products containing biocides are listed in the product types for which the biocides have been notified.

 Part of our on-going compliance programme is to closely monitor the status of Annex 1 and to receive confirmation from our suppliers that they are too.