REACH REGISTRATION FOR IRON AND IRON SUBSTANCES

SIEF

The chart below illustrates the SIEF process. The Iron Platform played a role in the SIEF process, working with SIEF Facilitators and Lead Registrants to ensure that the various processes are accomplished.

The first task was the Pre-SIEF, the forum through which all pre-registrants for a particular substance first made contact at the instigation of the SIEF facilitator. The number of pre-registrants for many substances was unprecedented - more than 5,000 for iron.

The sole task of the Pre-SIEF was to establish that all participants have registered the substance correctly and are in the correct SIEF - the so-called "sameness" discussion. In this respect, the Iron Platform developed typical descriptions and specifications for each of the substances covered.

Once the SIEF proper had been formed, all members agreed together on a legal framework through which to co-operate and exchange technical information and data. All SIEF members are entitled to become members of the Iron Platform or purchase a Letter of Access to the registration data developed by the Iron Platform.    We have created a SIEF Members Area which has pages for each of the substances covered by the Iron Platform.