Glossary
Placing stored substances on the market: anticipating your REACh obligations

Distributor

Any natural or legal person established within the Community, including a retailer, who only stores and places on the market a substance, either on its own or in a mixture, on behalf of third parties.

European Economic Area

The European Union member states, Ireland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

Manufacturing

The production or extraction of substances in their natural state.

Manufacturer

A natural or legal person established in the Community who manufactures a substance there.

Supplier of a substance or mixture

A downstream user or distributor to whom a substance or mixture is supplied.

Import

The physical introduction into the customs territory of the Community.

Importer

Any natural or legal person established in the Community who is responsible for the importation.

Blend

A mixture or...