Practical sheet | REF: FIC0879 V1

Manufacture and import of articles: identify and meet your REACh obligations

Author: Gautier VINCENT

Publication date: July 10, 2012 | Lire en français

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1. Do you really market a product?

In the REACh regulations (see REACh: Understanding the main principles and procedures [FIC 0121] ), the notion of article is defined in article 3.3 as an object which, during the manufacturing process, is given a particular shape, surface or design which is more decisive for its function than its chemical composition.

Please note

"Dessin particulier" is the translation of "design", the latter term being more easily understood.

In concrete terms, your object is an article if the form it takes during the process is more important than the substance (or mixture) it is composed of to perform its function.

In some cases, this question is easy to answer. For example, a pair of scissors is...

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