Update on BREXIT from HSE, UK Government

In a private and recent communication from June 2020, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has communicated to GPC (Europe) AB that during this transition period, the UK will remain within the EU-REACH regulatory framework and the UK businesses need to continue to comply with EU REACH in their current roles and in their supply chains. The UK authorities have indicated that, the extent to which the provisions in UK REACH will come into effect at the end of the transition period will largely depend on the outcome of the UK-EU trade deal negotiations. Based on the outcome of negotiations, the authorities might need to change some, or all the provisions and any transitional provision will give sufficient time span for the companies to comply.

UK-REACH and the UK-REACH IT system ‘Comply with UK-REACH’ are currently not in operation. Guidance on how to register under UK-REACH is being prepared by the authorities. Details of the supporting services available to potential registrants (including account creation) for UK-REACH will be released in due course.

GPC (Europe) AB is in constant touch with relevant UK-REACH bodies and will keep you updated as and when the situation changes and/or if there are any new advancements.

If you have any questions, you can contact our UK-REACH manager, Priyanka Manapure at priyanka@in.gpcregulatory.com

Last update: 2020-june