Regulation EC1907/2006 enacted by the European Parliament and the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACh) came into force on 1st June 2007.
The glass itself, which is the basic constituent of AGC Glass Europe products, is exempt from registration, under the terms of Annex V.11.
The final products that AGC Glass Europe supplies and puts on the market are not substances but articles. AGC glass products are thus not subject to pre-registration or registration.
AGC Glass Europe is mainly a downstream user of substances and preparations, and in this capacity takes care that suppliers are in compliance with REACh and that they have pre-registered and will continue to register their substances for use by AGC and its customers.
AGC Glass Europe has a long-standing policy of avoiding the presence of dangerous substances in its articles as much as possible, and as far as AGC is aware none of the substances identified as SVHCs (substances of very high concern) that may become subject to Authorisation1 (Candidate list) is present at concentrations of more than 0.1% in AGC products.
However, if it turns out that some SVHCs are present in our articles, AGC will provide its consignees with all the relevant information pursuant to Article 33.1 of the regulation.
1http://echa.europa.eu/chem_data/candidate_list_table_en.asp last update 13/01/2010