EU CLP-PCN-UFI Registration Process Registration Overview
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The EU CLP-PCN-UFI registration process involves multiple steps to ensure that hazardous mixtures placed on the EU market comply with the requirements of the Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures Regulation (CLP Regulation). The following is a detailed process:
1. Determine the applicable conditions
- Product type: confirm whether the product is a chemical mixture, such as adhesives, cleaners, detergents, fuels, etc.
- Hazard classification: confirm whether the product is classified as a physical or health hazard, such as flammable, corrosive, carcinogenic, etc.
- Market launch: confirm whether the product is placed on the EU market, including consumer or industrial use.
2. Prepare relevant information
- Product information: including product name, description and formula (ingredient name, concentration, hazard characteristics).
- Company information: including company name, address, contact information and EU VAT number (used to generate UFI).
- SDS (Safety Data Sheet): Provide an SDS report that complies with the new EU regulation ((EU) 2020/878), which must include UFI code, nanomaterial information, endocrine disruption characteristics, etc.
3. Generate UFI
- Generation method: Companies can generate UFI by entering the VAT number of the EU company and any number (between 0 and 268435455), or randomly generate it if there is no VAT number. UFI generation can be completed through ECHA's online generator.
- UFI format: UFI is a unique alphanumeric code used to link the submitted formulation information to a specific mixture.
4. Prepare and submit notification dossier
- Notification content: Submit the hazard information, UFI and company contact information of the mixture through ECHA's IT tool.
- Submission method: Companies can prepare and export the corresponding IUCLID format dossier online, and finally submit it through the ECHA Toxicology Center Notification Portal (PCN portal).
5. Label requirements
- UFI display: After obtaining a valid UFI, it needs to be printed or affixed to the product label or inner packaging, ensuring that it is clearly visible and indelible, and using Latin letters to represent UFI: followed by a colon.
- Label location: UFI can be displayed on the label or on the inner packaging, but it must be close to other label elements.
6. Information update
- Update obligation: If the product information changes, the company is obliged to update the notification in time to ensure the accuracy and compliance of the information.
7. Subsequent maintenance
- Industrial mixtures: From January 1, 2024, the UFI labeling requirements for industrial mixtures will be fully implemented.
- Consumer mixtures: From January 1, 2021, mixtures placed on the EU market for consumer use need to submit UFI.
Through the above process, companies can ensure that their products comply with EU regulations and avoid market access barriers. It should be noted that the generation of UFI is not officially assigned, but the company generates it online through software and assigns it to the product. There are two ways to generate UFI: one is to enter the VAT number of the EU company and any number to generate; the other is to generate it randomly if there is no VAT number. The generated UFI needs to be notified by the Poison Center (PCN) to take effect and needs to be displayed on the product label.
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