phase-in substance

Defined in Article 3, Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH)

Definitions over time (4)

1. 01/01/2020 – today applies on 12/11/2026 Article 3, Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) Scope: Whole act

   phase-in substance: means a substance which meets at least one of the following criteria: it is listed in the European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances (EINECS); it was manufactured in the Community, or in the countries acceding to the European Union on 1 January 1995, on 1 May 2004, on 1 January 2007 or on 1 July 2013, but not placed on the market by the manufacturer or importer, at least once in the 15 years before the entry into force of this Regulation, provided the manufacturer or importer has documentary evidence of this; it was placed on the market in the Community, or in the countries acceding to the European Union on 1 January 1995, on 1 May 2004, on 1 January 2007 or on 1 July 2013, by the manufacturer or importer before the entry into force of this Regulation and it was considered as having been notified in accordance with the first indent of Article 8(1) of Directive 67/548/EEC in the version of Article 8(1) resulting from the amendment effected by Directive 79/831/EEC, but it does not meet the definition of a polymer as set out in this Regulation, provided the manufacturer or importer has documentary evidence of this, including proof that the substance was placed on the market by any manufacturer or importer between 18 September 1981 and 31 October 1993 inclusive;

2. 01/07/2013 – 02/01/2017 Article 3, Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) Scope: Whole act

   phase-in substance: means a substance which meets at least one of the following criteria: it is listed in the European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances (EINECS); it was manufactured in the Community, or in the countries acceding to the European Union on 1 January 1995, on 1 May 2004, on 1 January 2007 or on 1 July 2013, but not placed on the market by the manufacturer or importer, at least once in the 15 years before the entry into force of this Regulation, provided the manufacturer or importer has documentary evidence of this; it was placed on the market in the Community, or in the countries acceding to the European Union on 1 January 1995, on 1 May 2004, on 1 January 2007 or on 1 July 2013, by the manufacturer or importer before the entry into force of this Regulation and it was considered as having been notified in accordance with the first indent of Article 8(1) of Directive 67/548/EEC in the version of Article 8(1) resulting from the amendment effected by Directive 79/831/EEC, but it does not meet the definition of a polymer as set out in this Regulation, provided the manufacturer or importer has documentary evidence of this, including proof that the substance was placed on the market by any manufacturer or importer between 18 September 1981 and 31 October 1993 inclusive;

3. 20/02/2009 – 01/07/2013 Article 3, Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) Scope: Whole act

   phase-in substance: means a substance which meets at least one of the following criteria: it is listed in the European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances (EINECS); it was manufactured in the Community, or in the countries acceding to the European Union on 1 January 1995, on 1 May 2004 or on 1 January 2007, but not placed on the market by the manufacturer or importer, at least once in the 15 years before the entry into force of this Regulation, provided the manufacturer or importer has documentary evidence of this; it was placed on the market in the Community, or in the countries acceding to the European Union on 1 January 1995, on 1 May 2004 or on 1 January 2007, by the manufacturer or importer before the entry into force of this Regulation and it was considered as having been notified in accordance with the first indent of Article 8(1) of Directive 67/548/EEC in the version of Article 8(1) resulting from the amendment effected by Directive 79/831/EEC, but it does not meet the definition of a polymer as set out in this Regulation, provided the manufacturer or importer has documentary evidence of this, including proof that the substance was placed on the market by any manufacturer or importer between 18 September 1981 and 31 October 1993 inclusive;

4. 23/11/2007 – 20/02/2009 Article 3, Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) Scope: Whole act

   phase-in substance: means a substance which meets at least one of the following criteria: it is listed in the European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances (EINECS); it was manufactured in the Community, or in the countries acceding to the European Union on 1 January 1995, on 1 May 2004 or on 1 January 2007, but not placed on the market by the manufacturer or importer, at least once in the 15 years before the entry into force of this Regulation, provided the manufacturer or importer has documentary evidence of this; it was placed on the market in the Community, or in the countries acceding to the European Union on 1 January 1995, on 1 May 2004 or on 1 January 2007, by the manufacturer or importer at any time between 18 September 1981 and 31 October 1993 inclusive, and before the entry into force of this Regulation it was considered as having been notified in accordance with the first indent of Article 8(1) of Directive 67/548/EEC in the version of Article 8(1) resulting from the amendment effected by Directive 79/831/EEC, but it does not meet the definition of a polymer as set out in this Regulation, provided the manufacturer or importer has documentary evidence of this;

Used in (27 places in 12 provisions on 12/11/2026)

Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) (27 in 12)

Article 3² · Article 12³ · Article 20 · Article 21 · Article 23⁵ · Article 26² · Article 28⁵ · Article 29² · Article 37 · Article 43² · Article 119 · Annex VII²