If you didn't already know ...
The Industrial Chemicals Act (2019) puts the onus directly on you to declare how risky your chemical is.
Degrees of risk are ...
- Very low - Exempted - requires a Post-Introduction Declaration to AICIS
- Low - Reported (also Reported<=10Kg) - requires a Pre-Introduction Report to AICIS to approve introduction
- Medium to high - Assessed - requires a paid AICIS assessment prior to introduction
The General Rules and
And of course you don't have to categorise nor even tell AICIS you are introducing it if your chemical is...
- Listed - already on the AICIS Inventory with standard or particular obligations or restrictions on Introduction
But, listed chemicals occasionally get re-evaluated. AICIS publishes changes and Chemintro keeps track of them. That means if your chemicals are in Chemintro you can subscribe for direct notification if any are involved.
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