Pema Group

It is emphasized that pre-registration for phase-in substances (comprising over 100,000 substances placed on the EU market) will begin on 1 June 2008, and remain possible in almost all cases only until 1 December 2008. If Hong Kong's traders of such substances fail to pre-register, they will not be able to benefit from the extended transition periods for full-blown registration, permitted under REACH. Although the ECHA guidance on pre-registration is yet to be published, the guidance on data sharing contains helpful information on how best to meet the pre-registration requirement.