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Gautier VINCENT: Managing Director, SICADAE
INTRODUCTION
Receipt of the SDS is the starting point for a number of obligations arising from the information contained in the SDS.
Changes in the new regulations bring new information and changes in the way information is organized: how do you find the data you're looking for and deduce your obligations?
This information sheet will help you to identify the main obligations arising from receipt of the SDS. Secondly, it will help you to focus your reading of the SDS on the sections of interest to you.
ToolFinally, the SDS map (Tool The data contained in each section of the SDS ) will help you find the information you're looking for more quickly.
Before doing so, please consult our frequently asked questions to find out whether an SDS is mandatory and when it must contain exposure scenarios.
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Published in 2018 and updated in 2020.
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Annex II of the REACh regulation (see REACh: Understanding the main principles and procedures
[FIC 0121] ECHA guide: guide to the preparation of safety data sheets (November 2015, version 3.1)
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