Name of the scheme: Notification of new substances
Language(s) which can be used for notification/registration: English, Swedish
Year when the scheme was established: 1 January 1995
2-1 Contact in the government
Bengt Melsäter Notification of new substances National Chemicals Inspectorate (KEMI) P. O. Box 1384, S-171 27 Solna, Sweden Telephone: +46 8 783 12 35 Fax: + 46 8 735 76 98 E-mail: bengtm@kemi.se Type of enquiry that can be handled: All aspects of the notification scheme in Sweden.
2-2 Contact in chemical industry association
Michael Reineskog Association of Swedish Chemical Industries P. O. Box 5501, S-114 85 Stockholm, Sweden Telephone: +46 8 783 81 60 Fax: +46 8 663 63 23 E-mail: mrg@chemind.se Type of enquiry that can be handled: Chemicals production in Sweden. Environmental, health and safety issues in the chemical industry.
3-1 Legislation and its explanatory notes
The National Chemicals Inspectorate's Chemical Products and Biotechnical Organisms Regulations (1998.8), Chapter 6 Notification of new chemical substances
Purpose: To provide the legal requirements for notification in Sweden.
Intended audience: Swedish industry and companies outside the EEA intending to notify in Sweden.
Content: The Swedish regulations implementing Council Directive 92/32/EEC amending for the seventh time Directive 67/548/EEC.
Language(s): Swedish and English
Publication: In paper form / In electronic form on the Internet ( http://www.kemi.se)
Charge for the information: Not free / Free of charge
Contact for obtaining copy of information: Bengt Melsäter Notification of new substances National Chemicals Inspectorate P .O Box 1384, S-171 27 Solna, Sweden Telephone:+46 8 783 12 35 Fax:+46 8 735 76 98 E-mail: bengtm@kemi.se
3-2 Guidance for putting together a notification
Guidance note to those completing a summary notification dossier of a new chemical substance. The structured notification interchange format (SNIF) - programme and manual.
Purpose: To provide guidance for notifiers in meeting the legal requirements for notification.
Intended audience: Swedish industry and companies outside the EEA intending to notify in Sweden.
Content:The European-wide guidance on what information should be included in a summary notification dossier (SNIF) and guidance on research and development exemptions.
Language(s):English
Publication: In paper form / in electronic form
Charge for the information: Free of charge
Contact for obtaining copy of information: Bengt Melsäter Notification of new substances National Chemicals Inspectorate P .O Box 1384, S-171 27 Solna, Sweden Telephone: +46 8 783 12 35 Fax: +46 8 735 76 98 E-mail: bengtm@kemi.se
4-1 Inventories
Name: European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances (EINECS).
Purpose: To provide a list of existing substances.
Intended audience: Industry
Content: EINECS number, CAS number, IUPAC name and molecular formula.
Type of chemicals included: Existing chemicals
No. of chemicals included: 100116 existing substances
Language(s): All EU languages
Publication: In paper form / In electronic form
Charge for the information: Not free
Frequency of publication or update: One publication (OJ, C 146 A, 15.06.1990)
Contact for obtaining copy of information: Organisation: BTJ AB Traktorvägen 13, S-221 00 Lund, Sweden Telephone: +46 46 18 00 00 Fax: +46 46 18 01 25 E-mail: Btj@btj.se
Name: European List of Notified Chemical substances (ELINCS).
Purpose: To provide a list if new, notified substances.
