REACH Testing and EU Chemicals Compliance Services

REACH compliance support for substances, mixtures and articles, including applicability review, SVHC and Annex XVII restricted-substance testing, supply-chain evidence and regulatory communication support.

Service overview

REACH is the EU framework for registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals; it is not a single product-certification scheme. Obligations depend on the company's supply-chain role, substance use and tonnage, and whether a substance is supplied alone, in a mixture or in an article. SCS Testing reviews product materials and supply-chain information to identify Candidate List SVHC, Annex XVII restrictions and associated information duties.

Applicable products or businesses

• Electrical/electronic products, textiles, toys, packaging, metals, plastics, coatings and other articles entering the EU
• Manufacturers, importers and downstream users of substances and mixtures
• Businesses reviewing SVHC, restricted substances, SDSs or supply-chain declarations

Target market

• European Union and EEA

Regulatory authority

• European Chemicals Agency
• Competent and enforcement authorities of EU Member States

Regulations, directives and standards

• Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH)
• The ECHA Candidate List and information duties for SVHCs in articles
• Annex XVII restriction conditions and other chemical requirements applicable to the product use

Service scope

• Applicability assessment based on materials, use and supply-chain role
• SVHC screening and material-risk-based testing plans
• Testing for Annex XVII restrictions relevant to the product
• Review of supplier declarations, SDSs, material lists and information-communication records

Service process

• Confirm composition, materials, uses and manufacturing/import roles
• Build a list of relevant SVHC, Annex XVII and other requirements
• Select test units by homogeneous material and risk
• Complete testing and review supply-chain evidence
• Compile the compliance file and establish a Candidate List update review process

Information required

• Bill of materials and homogeneous-material breakdown
• Supplier substance declarations, SDSs and existing reports
• Product use, exposure/contact pattern and market information
• Manufacturer, EU importer and supply-chain role description
• Material and supplier change records

Sample requirements

• Samples should cover high-risk materials, colours, coatings and accessible components
• Composite testing requires traceable material grouping and a plan for locating any detected substance
• Substance and mixture projects require accurate formulation or composition information

## Reports, certificates or registration outcomes Outputs may include test reports for the agreed substance scope, a material-risk matrix and supply-chain evidence review. A report describes the tested sample and scope; it does not replace the company's assessment of registration, notification, authorisation, restriction or information-communication duties.

Factors affecting timing

Timing depends on material count, screening scope, test-unit design, supplier-data completeness, follow-up localisation of detections and updates to ECHA lists.

Common compliance risks

• Treating REACH as a fixed substance list without considering product and use conditions
• Relying on old declarations after Candidate List updates
• A composite detection cannot be traced to a specific material
• Presenting a test result as certification issued by ECHA or the EU

Is there one fixed REACH test list?

No single list applies to every product. Scope is based on materials, use, supply-chain role and current regulatory lists.

## Does 'SVHC not detected' complete all REACH duties?

No. Annex XVII restrictions, registration, notification, authorisation and information duties may still apply.

How often should evidence be updated?

Reassess when regulatory lists, materials, suppliers, uses or product construction change rather than relying on a fixed calendar interval.

Related services

• RoHS restricted-substance testing
• SDS compilation
• Food-contact chemical compliance
• Toy chemical safety testing

Information for an initial assessment

Provide the product name, model, intended use, target market, bill of materials and available reports so that the applicable route and evidence gaps can be assessed.