Name of the scheme: Notification of New Substances
Language(s) which can be used for notification/registration: English
Year when the scheme was established: 1982
Year when the scheme was last modified: 2001
2-1 Contact in the government
Mr. John P. Goulding Specialised Services Health and Safety Authority 10, Hogan Place, Dublin 2 Telephone: 353-1-614-7000 Fax: 353-1-614-70171 E-mail: paddy@hsa.ie Type of enquiry that can be handled: Enquiries are notification, R&D exemptions, classification and labelling, etc.
2-2 Contact in chemical industry association
Ms Marian Byron IPCMF/IBEC, Confederation House 4/86 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2 Telephone: +353 1 605 1624 Fax: +353 1 638 1624 E-mail: marian.byron@ibec.ie
3-1 Legislation and its explanatory note
Name: Legislation
European Communities (Classification, Packaging, Labelling and Notification of Dangerous Substances), Regulations, 2000, S.I. No. 393 of 2000
Legislation- Council Directive 67/548/EEC and Amendments
Guidance on notification of chemicals
Notification of New Chemical Substances in Accordance with Directive 92/32/EEC
Technical Guidance for the Completion of a Summary Notification Dossier
Purpose: To provide the legal requirements regarding notification in Ireland and to provide practical guidance in meetings those requirements
Intended audience: Irish industry and companies outside the EU intending to notify in Ireland
Content: The legal requirements of Directive 92/32/EEC The Irish legislation transposing the above The European-wide guidance on what information should be included in a summary notification (SNIF), information on use categories, guidance on R&D exemptions
Language(s): English
Publication: In paper form and/or electronic form
Date of publication: In respect of (3), 1997
Charge for the information: Free of charge unless otherwise stated
Contact for obtaining copy of information: Marie McCarthy and Blaithin Tarpey Health and Safety Authority 10 Hogan Place, Dublin 2 Telephone: +353 1 614 7057 Fax: +353 1 614 7017 E-mail: Mariec@hsa.ie and/or Blaithin@hsa.ie
3-2 Guidance for putting together a notification
Name: See section 3-1
3-3 Guidance for conducting the assessment Name See section 3-1
Charge for the information: Free of charge unless otherwise stated
Contact for obtaining copy of information: The Publications Department Health and Safety Authority 10 Hogan Place, Dublin 2, Ireland Telephone: +353 1 6147030 Fax: +353 1 614 7020 E-mail: publications@hsa.ie
4-1 Inventory
Name: European LIst of New Chemical Substances (ELINCS)
Purpose: Information on new substances on the EU market
Intended audience: Industry (mainly in EU)
Content: See ELINCS publication
Type of chemicals included: Intermediates (substances used for the synthesis of other chemicals), photochemicals, dye-stuffs, components of cosmetic products, process regulators (e.g. catalysts, inhibitors and initiators) and stabilisers (e.g. antioxidants, heat and light stabilisers), etc.
No. of chemicals included: _#sup_62; 3000
Language(s): EU languages
Publication Latest: OJ C72/3
Charge for the information: Free of charge unless otherwise stated
Frequency of publication or update periodically updated
Last year of update: 11th March 2000
Contact for obtaining copy of information: European Chemicals Bureau ( http://ecb.ei.jrc.it) European Commission Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, Joint Research Centre Ispra, TP 582, I-21020 Ispra (VA)
