Turkey Introduces New REACH-Like Regulations to Control Chemical Usage
Turkey has published new regulations for the management of chemical substances. This landmark piece of legislation is similar to the EU’s REACH regulations and will enter into force on December 23, 2017.
- (1888PressRelease) July 20, 2017 - Turkey’s Ministry of Environment and Urbanization has published legislation to restrict the use of chemical substances. Issued on June 23, 2017, under Number 30105 (Repeat) in the Resmi Gazete, the legislation, entitled Kimyasalların Kaydı, Değerlendirilmesi, İzni Ve Kısıtlanması Hakkında Yönetmelik (KKDIK), is similar to the European Union’s (EU) REACH regulations.
The new law has several important provisions, including:
• Pre-registration, deadline December 31, 2020, and registration of substances, deadline December 31, 2023
• Use of an ‘Only Representative (OR)’ for non-Turkey manufacturers
• Four tonnage bands (1-10 tonnes/year, 10-100 tonnes/year, 100-1000 tonnes/year and more than 1000 tonnes/year)
• Chemical safety reports must be signed by a chemical safety expert – an important difference between KKDIK and REACH
• Requirements for 16-section safety data sheets (SDSs) in Turkish using the Global Harmonized System (GHS)
• Establishing a Candidate List of Substances for inclusion in Annex XIV (similar to Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) for Authorization in REACH)
• Establishing an Authorization List (Annex XIV)
• Notification of substances in articles (like Candidate List of SVHCs in REACH)
• Restrictions under Annex XVII. List is not as complete as Annex XVII of REACH but the numbering system for the 66 entries is consistent with Annex XVII of REACH.
The effective dates are:
− December 23, 2017 for entries other than those listed below
− December 31, 2018 for entries 28 to 32, 34 to 38, 40, 41, 45, 48, 49, 54, 55, 57, 58 and 60.
− December 31, 2019 for entry 62
− December 31, 2021 for entries 46a (nonylphenol ethoxylates, NPEs), 65 (inorganic ammonium salts) and paragraphs 1-4 to entry 47 (chromium (VI) relating to cement)
− December 31, 2022 for entry 66 (bisphenol A, BPA)
The introduction of KKDIL requires the repeal of three existing laws:
• Regulation Number 29204, dated December 13, 2014, on Safety Data Sheets for Hazardous Substances and Mixtures
• Regulation Number 27092, dated December 26, 2008, on Inventory and Control of Chemicals
• Regulation Number 27092, date December 26, 2008, on the Restriction of Hazardous Substances and Mixtures
Turkey’s new REACH-like regulations will come into force on December 23, 2017. Stakeholders should be aware of the changes and make relevant provisions in order to remain compliant.
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