Overview of downstream user reports January-June 2015
This data shows the number of downstream user reports received by ECHA, the number of substances reported and the number of legal entities from whom reports have been received. It also indicates the reasons for submitting the report.
Downstream users are required to inform ECHA if they have to prepare a downstream user chemical safety report, if they rely on certain exemptions from the obligation to prepare a chemical safety report, or if their classification differs from that of all of their suppliers.
This overview on downstream user reports is updated regularly.
Legal reference: Article 38(1) of REACH
Table 1
Overview of downstream user reports Reporting began in May 2011
Period Jan 2015 -
June 2015
Total from
May 2011 - June 2015
Number of reports received
48
514
Number of substances reported
31
303
Number of legal
entities reporting
20
226
Reason for the downstream user report
Downstream user to prepare chemical safety report
43
467
Substance used in total qty < 1 tonne/year
5
47
Substance used for PPORD
0
0
Classification differs from supplier
0
0
Reason for downstream user chemical safety report
Use not covered despite communicating it to supplier
43
488
Confidential Business Information
8
78
Did not provide information due to burden of supply chain communication mechanisms
8
92
Use advised against
2
8
Other/not specified
3
24
Table 2
This table presents the number of reports, substances and use sites reported on a country by country basis. The main site where the substance is manufactured or formulated before supply is reported where there are a number of use sites.
Overview of reporting by country: Jan 2015 to June 2015
Country
Number of Reports
Number of Substances
Number of legal entities reporting
Total
48
31*
20
France
3
3
3
Germany
13
11
8
Italy
1
1
1
Spain
0
0
0
United Kingdom
10
10
2
All other countries
21
16
6
*This is not the sum of the rows below, as some substances were reported from more than one country
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