Synopsis
This draft legislation will amend the assimilated, Great British version of the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.
The amendments will further delay deadlines for transitional registrations of chemicals under UK REACH, where these were previously registered under EU REACH. The first transitional registration deadline will be 27 October 2029, rather than 27 October 2026 as beforehand.
Summary
The draft REACH (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026 will amend the assimilated, Great British version of the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 on a future date, which is not confirmed in the draft.
This legislation will apply across Great Britain. Due to the Northern Ireland protocol Northern Ireland remains subject to the EU REACH regime.
What will change?
The UK REACH regime, which operates in Great Britain, requires transitional registrations with the HSE for chemicals that were registered under EU REACH at the time of Brexit. The transitional registration deadlines have been deferred twice previously.
The amending regulations will again defer transitional registration deadlines as described in the table below, as covered previously in the January 2026 monthly update:
|
Registration tonnage band |
Prior deadline |
New deadline |
|
27 October 2026 |
27 October 2029 |
|
27 October 2028 |
27 October 2030 |
|
27 October 2030 |
27 October 2031 |
Deferring the transitional registration deadlines is intended to give the government time to introduce an Alternative Transitional Registration model (ATRm) for these chemicals. The ATRm is expected to apply significantly less stringent requirements on transitional registrations.
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