Get Ready to Prepare your Poison Centre Notifications

ECHA has announced new obligations for the mixtures being placed into the EU market. For every mixture placed on the market, a new notification i.e., Poison Centre Notification (PCN) will be required to be submitted.

The companies placing mixtures, which may contain classified substances, on the market have to provide information about such mixtures to the relevant national appointed bodies.

This information has to be provided in a harmonized format:

• From 1st January 2021 for mixtures that are used directly or indirectly in consumer uses.
• From 1st January 2021 for mixtures for professional use.
• From 1st January 2024 for mixtures for industrial use.

Recently, ECHA has published the following using tips to avoid mistakes for successful notification of the hazardous substances to Poison Center:

• Use the Validation Assistant – It runs over 120 checks. It checks for missing or inconsistent information and also for quality issues.
• Check Your Legal Entity – Legal entity for your mixture must be the same as the one logged into the portal.
• Update Vs. Initial notification – In this case, if the notification fails, then create an “Initial Submission” and do not submit an “update”.
• Do not submit the notification twice – If your notification gets stuck, then, in this case, do not resubmit it. Instead, you can contact ECHA helpdesk for assistance.
• You can provide toxicological information in all relevant languages.

For more information or queries, please write to us at: compliance@gpcregulatory.com