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Utilise SGS as your Third Party Representative in the Substance Information Exchange Forum (SIEF) for extensive chemical experience, design of strategic roadmap, technical guidance for registration and ensuring your organisation is best prepared for REACH.

Under the pre-registration process of REACH manufacturers and importers of substances, preparations and intentionally released substances from articles are able to benefit from the formation of a Substance Information Exchange Forum, or SIEF, to share relevant and available data among all Potential Registrants of the same phase-in substance.

What is a SIEF?

A SIEF is not a legal entity or a consortium, but a forum to share data and other information on a given substance.

Participation in SIEF allows you to:

• React to requests from other participants;
• Provide other participants with “proof of cost” and give access to existing studies upon request;
• Request missing information from other SIEF participants;
• Agree on cost sharing mechanisms;
• Receive financial compensation for data shared;
• Collectively identify need for further studies;
• Make arrangements to perform the identified studies;
• Agree on classification and labelling;
• Agree on the appointment of the Lead Registrant;
• Agree on the selection of studies to be included in the joint submission; and
• Submit joint registration.

Third Party Representative

According to REACH, any manufacturer, importer or downstream user may, whilst retaining full responsibility for complying with his obligations under this regulation, appoint a third party representative for all proceedings listed above.

Download Third Party Representative brochure (PDF 270 KB).

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