Scope of legislation

The purpose of ARECs is to protect public health and the environment by providing for matters regarding the registration and reporting of chemical substances, the review and assessment of hazards and risks of chemical substances, and the designation of hazardous chemical substances, and by producing and utilizing information on chemical substances. ARECs is mandatory since January 4, 2024.'

Responsible actors

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Regulatory market access conditions for the actor(s)

Hier erhalten Sie textbasierte Informationen What are the main regulatory requirements (e. g. conformity assessment fulfilment of essential requirements of Annex I 2006/42/EC) prior placing on the market, importation and putting into service (brief description)

Penalty by this legislation

Hier erhalten Sie textbasierte Informationen What are the possible penalties (e. g. sales ban, fines) in the case of non-compliance?

Exemption clauses

Hier erhalten sie eine Tabelle Exempted devices/products or industry sectors.

Sub-federal legislation of states/counties

Hier erhalten Sie textbasierte Informationen E. g. by 2019 an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) on governance of the Electrical Equipment Safety System (EESS) has been signed by Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania.

FTA/MRA status with EU

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Authority

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Market surveillance authority

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Link/Reference to other reference document(s)

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Comment on the comparability to EU legislation

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Route to compliance

Formal and administrative requirements

Registration at related authority required?

Hier erhalten Sie textbasierte Informationen Product registration? Manufacturer registration? Importer / Representative registration? if required.

Local representative legally required?

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Hints

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Obligations of producers, suppliers and users of articles Producers, suppliers and users of articles can have information and notification obligations as well as the obligation to register substances in certain circumstances.

Registration obligations for substances

Hier finden Sie ein thematisch passendes Dokument in ATERIOS (Zugang nur mit erweiterter ATERIOS Lizenz) Registration requirements for substances in articles

Registration obligations for articles

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Obligations for substances of very high concern (SVHC) Obligations (notification, information) in relation to substances of very high concern (SVHC) or other special substances

Substances of very high concern (SVHC)

Hier erhalten Sie zugehörige weiterführende Links what are the criteria for these substances? (e.g. Art. 57 REACH)

Notification obligations

Hier erhalten sie eine Tabelle e.g. Art. 7 (2) REACH Notification to ECHA if SVHC is present in those articles above a concentration of 0,1 % weight by weight (w/w).

Required information for notification

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Deadline for the notification

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Duty to communicate information on substances in articles

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Required information to communicate

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Deadline for the information

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Hints

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