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REACH

Chemicals Legislation: REACH – Regulation (EG) No. 1907 / 2006          
As at: 08/07/2008

The REACH legislation came into effect on the 01/06/2007.  It states that a substance with a quantity of more than one ton is not allowed to be produced in the EU or imported into the EU, if it is not registered. For the completion of the comprehensive registration process the REACH – regulation allows a transitional period.

We can give you the following information for the products of Fels-Werke:

1.             Products containing compulsory substances

For all of the folllowing products the Fels-Werke GmbH has already pre-registered the compulsory substances and will subsequently have them registered (stipulated time-period 01/12/2010).

Product

Substances with compulsory contents

High calcium lime, lump lime, quicklime,
fine ground lime,
fine ground lime with hearth type furnace coke

Calcium oxide, CaO
CAS 1305-78-8 , EINECS 215-138-9
Pre-reg.no. 05-2114102496-55-0000

Dolomite lime

Calcium magnesium oxide, CaO * MgO
CAS 37247-91-9 , EINECS 253-425-0
Pre-reg.no. 05-2114102542-66-0000

Hydrated lime, 
milk of lime,
hydrated lime with hearth type furnace coke

Calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH)2
CAS 1305-62-0 , EINECS 215-137-3
Pre-reg.no. 05-2114102532-67-0000


2.            Products without compulsory substances

These products contain limestone minerals. This substance is exempted from the mandate of being registered, documented in art.2 (7) (b) and attachment V para. 7 of the REACH-regulation.

Product

containing substances

Var. Limestone-ganulars, limestone, split,
crushed limestone, limestone powder

Calcium carbonate, CaCO3
CAS 471-34-1 , EINECS 207-439-9

3.           Safety data sheets

Safety data sheets are available for FELS products according to art. 31 and attachment II of the REACH-regulation. Attachments with the exposition scenarios will be supplemented within the registration process, after preparing the substance-satefy-reports (stipulated time-period 01/12/2010).

If you have any questions regarding the registration of Fels products please contact:

Dr. Martin Verfürden, Head of Applications Technology
Fels-Werke GmbH, Kalte Tal 1a, 38875 Elbingerode, Germany
Phone: +49 39454 58 – 411, FAX: +49 39454 58-445
Email: reach(at)fels.de