Which articles and substances are within the scope of the obligation?

It covers all articles placed on the EU market containing a substance of very high concern on the Candidate List in a concentration above 0.1% w/w. It applies to any article as such or in a complex object, as they are supplied including spare parts. Furthermore, an import is deemed to be ‘placing on the market’, thus any imported article into the EU is covered by the obligation, including any supply via internet sales that involve an import.

Who are affected by the SCIP obligations?

Mainly, all EU Producers & Assemblers, EU Importers, EU distributors and other actors who place products on the market.

Among the supply chain, who are considered as out of scope from SCIP Obligations?

Retailers who are directly supplying products to the consumers without making any alterations are out of scope. And in addition, non-EU companies that would otherwise be out of scope for SCIP, they are obliged to provide the required information and support their importers in making SCIP submissions. In addition, if the company has a European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) account under a “Foreign user”, they may make direct submissions to SCIP database.

What is SCIP notification?

It is a dossier prepared by the duty holders & submitted to ECHA communicating the presence of SVHC in their products in a concentration above 0.1% w/w.

What are the steps involved in SCIP notification Process?

Dossier preparation, Dossier submission and Submission Report

How to access SCIP tools for making submission?

For making a SCIP submission, each company needs a valid ECHA account and a subscription to the IUCLID Cloud service & ECHA submission portal.