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Guide on the application of REACH Regulation

4.2 Obligations of SIEF participants (article 29.3)

■ Request missing information from other participants.
■ React to request for information from other participants.
■ Provide with existing studies upon request.
■ Collectively identify needs for further studies.
■ Make arrangements to perform the identified studies.
■ Agree on classification and labeling.

4.3 Data sharing process:

Potential registrants Individual gathering Agree on the form of
of available information co-operation / data /
cost sharing mechanism

In-house Collection and inventory
of all available
information

Evaluation of available
information

Joint Submission Generate new Consider information
of Data information needs

Data / Cost sharing / testing proposal Identify data gaps and
collect other available

information

Data Holders Public information

4.4 Gathering information:

■ Include data available “in-house” as well as from “other sources”, Information
on intrinsic properties of the substance.

■ Physico-chemical properties,
■ Mammalian toxicity,
■ Environmental toxicity,
■ Environmental fate-including chemical and biotic degradation,
■ Non-testing data – QSAR,

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