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Written question asked by Chris Ruane (Labour) on Tuesday, 22 October 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 24 October 2019. It was answered by Rebecca Pow (Conservative) on Tuesday, 29 October 2019 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Chemicals: Regulation

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2019 to Question 453 on Chemicals: Regulation, whether the IT system for UK REACH will be fully operational on day one of the UK's exit from the EU. .

Answer

The UK REACH IT system ‘Comply with UK-REACH’ will be ready to launch on Day 1 of the UK’s exit from the EU.

‘Comply with UK-REACH’ is being built in a phased approach, so that all features necessary for Day 1 are ready. This will include the ability to register existing UK-held registrations (‘grandfathering’), submit downstream user import notifications (DUIN) for those currently benefitting from EU held registrations, and submit new substance registrations and product and process-oriented research and development (PPORD) notifications.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
3583
Session
2019-19
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Subjects
Chemicals ICT Regulation
Link
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