Substance Information Exchange Fora (SIEF)

What is a SIEF?

Under REACH, a SIEF is formed for each pre-registered substance with the same identity. SIEF participants are either potential registrants or data holders. A SIEF has no prescribed legal form, but is a forum to share data, facilitate the registration process and agree on classification and labelling (C&L) of the substance. Participants in a SIEF are free to organise themselves as they see fit (e.g. in a consortium or other form of co-operation) to carry out their individual REACH obligations. All SIEFs shall remain operational until 1 June 2018.

A SIEF is only formed when pre-registrants have agreed that they manufacture or import the same substance. They will share and assess data and prepare common parts of the registration (joint submission).

IMPORTANT: ENSURE THAT YOUR CONTACT DETAILS IN REACH-IT ARE UPDATED AND ACCURATE AS SIEF COMMUNICATIONS WILL USE THIS INFORMATION.

What must I do?

All SIEF participants shall:

Request missing information from other participants;
React to requests for information from other participants;
Provide other participants with existing studies upon request;
Collectively identify needs for further studies to comply with registration requirements;
Make arrangements to perform any identified studies;
Agree on classification and labelling of the substance.
Nominate a Lead Registrant for the joint submission process.

Third party data holders in the SIEF who do not intend to submit a registration:

Must respond to a query from potential registrants if they hold related data;
Are not entitled to request data.

What help is available from the Mn REACH Consortium ?

During March 2009 an internet-based email survey form will be sent to each pre-registrant of Mn substances to the email address in the ECHA REACH-IT system. In view of the time to meet the 2010 registration deadline, it is essential that potential registrants respond to this survey on or before 31 March 2009.

The Mn REACH consortium has prepared a Master Specification (composition) for each substance that its Members intend to register. These specifications are available for download here