Your Only Representative

AMEC can provide your company with REACH consultancy, including global and cost effective solutions, multi disciplinary technical services, and scientifically sound paths to meet these stringent regulatory requirements. As your 'Only Representative', we will help you to comply in time with all REACH regulations.

Under the regulations enacting  REACH, only a natural or legal person within the European Union (EU) may submit, hold, and maintain a registration. Foreign companies must either rely on their importers, or retain a person in the EU to represent their interests. These third parties are referred to as 'Only Representatives' (ORs).

Having your own OR provides freedom and security:

• Provides regulatory independence from other members of your supply chain 
• Provides confidentiality by separating the company name from proprietary product constituents 
• Maintains supply chain privacy by acting as a bound go-between for buyers and sellers 
• Provides expertise and third-party review for submissions to the European Chemical Agency (EChA)
• Provides on-the-spot representation to both regulators and registration consortia such as the Substance Information and Exchange Forums (SIEFs).

AMEC can be your OR. Why?

AMEC doesn't just have a European subsidiary - we are a European company. Headquartered in London, AMEC’s experts in the UK and Europe work closely with their counterparts in the United States and Canada to provide support to you on both sides of the Atlantic in order to ensure that your interests are properly represented and your business secrets are secure.

We are not just regulatory representatives - we are chemists, toxicologists, and engineers. AMEC is a full service consultancy with expertise in regulatory compliance and product stewardship. AMEC has been aiding clients with preparation for REACH since 2005. 

We understand the process, know the regulatory players and can help you through this complex and massive task.  Very few ORs can bring this kind of experience and manpower to the table. We can:

• Review your portfolios to identify chemicals of potential concern and data gaps
• Identify items and products exempted from registrationExamine development plans and identify agents that may need to be included 
• Perform life cycle analyses for upstream and downstream use identification 
• Design, implement and complete cost effective OECD-compliant testing programs to address data deficiencies
• Prepare dossiers and safety data sheets (SDS) as well as The Chemical Safety Assessments (CSA) and Chemical Safety Reports (CSR) 
• Negotiate with regulators and SIEFs regarding testing liability and data valuation 
• Address authorization and restriction of uses issues for specific hazardous substances such as reproductive toxicants, sensitizers endocrine disrupters, and persistent bioaccumulative & toxic substances (PBT) 
• Research, formulate, and address any technical issue that may impede your registration

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