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FDS & REACH

REACH & MSDS

The REACH regulation came into force on 1st June 2007. REACH applies to substances manufactured or imported into the EU in quantities of 1 ton or more per year; (including preparations / mixtures and articles under certain conditions) and must be registered.

The REACH regulation provides a transitional regime for registering existing chemical products. Depending on the volume and characteristics of substances, the transitional periods range from 3 ½ to 11 years (Article 23).

Pre-registration:

All substances produced or imported at a rate of more than 1Ton per year are pre-registered either by GPN or by its suppliers.
An information table on pre-registration of substances and a Certificate of Absence of SVHC is below.

Registering:

All substances produced or imported by GPN at more than 1000T per year are registered. Please find the registration numbers of substances and mixtures associated with them:

Substances manufactured or imported by GPN
ProductRegistration number of substances
Substance : Ammonia
Ammonia Mixtures based on ammonia (Ammonia, Alkali, GPNOx-A)
01-2119488876-14-0020
01-2119488876-14-0031
Substance: Nitric acid
Mixtures based on nitric acid (nitric acid xx%)
01-2119487297-23-0000
01-2119487297-23-0026
Substance: Ammonium nitrate
Mixtures based on ammonium nitrate (NASC, ammonium nitrate, CAN, fertilizers N, NS, NP and Nitrogen Solution)
01-2119490981-27-0023
01-2119490981-27-0029
Substance: Urea
Mixtures based on urea (Solid urea, nitrogen solution, urea xx%, GPNox-U, GPNOx AB)
01-2119463277-33-0006
Substance: Ammonium sulphate
Mixtures based on ammonium sulphate (Ammonium nitrate, CAN, fertilizers N, NS, NP)
01-2119455044-46-0016
Substance: MAP (Monoammonium phosphate or Ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate ADP)
Mixtures based on MAP (Fertilizer NP)
01-2119488166-29-0024

Example: For an NS fertilizer :

An NS fertilizer contains two substances subject to registration in 2010: ammonium nitrate and ammonium sulphate
The registration numbers are as follows:

  • 01-2119490981-27-0023
  • 01-2119490981-27-0029 for ammonium nitrate
  • 01-2119455044-46-0016 for ammonium sulphate

The MSDS integrating these registration numbers will be updated as soon as possible.

Useful Links

France
www.atoutreach.fr
www.berpc.fr/reach-info.index.php

Europe
http://ecbj.jrc.it/reach
www.echa.europa.eu/

Automated MSDS delivery following product orders

To receive automatic email updates MSDS, following product orders, please fill out this form.

GPN has set up a distribution tool linked to orders to send out an MSDS automatically. Sending an MSDS is triggered each time:

  • for the first order for a product
  • a product is ordered and the MSDS was sent over a year ago
  • the contents of an MSDS are modified