The GMREACH.com website notes that “submitting your contact information to General Motors does not constitute fulfilment of your REACH obligations, including, but not limited to, pre-registration or registration.” How and where will suppliers pre-register or register?
Pre-registration and registration of substances and preparations will take place online through the European Chemical Agency’s website (http://echa.europa.eu/). In order to benefit from extended deadlines for phase-in substances, potential registrants under REACH must pre-register their substances with ECHA between 1st June 2008 and 1st December 2008 (inclusive). The initial intent of General Motors’ REACH website (www.gmreach.com) is to discover which of its suppliers intend to pre-register and which do not, in order to ensure that all substances and preparations will be pre-registered by the appropriate dates.
