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GB based OR

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Brexit: Preparing for a future «UK out of REACH scenario»

2024-08-27T15:35:00+01:00

What you need to know - Practical considerations to maintain trade post Brexit

Maintaining access to EU market 

Article 8 of REACH states that Only Representatives shall be legally established within the EU-27/EEA which means OR based in GB are no longer valid. An Only Representative based in Northern Ireland is considered equal to an Only Representative in the EU/EEA;

The non-EU company that appointed the GB based company to be the OR should have appointed another OR one that is based in the EU-27/EEA or Northern Ireland.

The change of OR is a function that already took  place within REACH through the legal entity change functionality in REACH IT. The OR change had to take place before the end of the transition change of OR is a function that already took  place within REACH through the legal entity change functionality in REACH IT. The OR change had to take place before the end of the transition

Non-EU companies that appointed the OR can continue to supply the EU following the transfer of the registration. If the transfer didn’t take place, EU/EEA/Northern Ireland based customers may need to register the substances themselves if importing at 1 tonne or more per year or use alternative suppliers who may have registered.