Data Field | Meaning | ECHA Definition | Additional Information |
A single article |
Refers to the lowest level article which cannot be broken down.(e.g. pure metal spring) |
You may use substances to produce things that have a special shape, surface or design. When the special shape, surface or design determines the function to a greater degree than the chemical composition, these are called articles under the legislation. Link |
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Article Name (indicator) |
Name of finished product as placed onto the market. |
Provide an appropriate name for the article or complex object. The name should be simple, clear and concise, but at the same time descriptive, of the specific article or complex object you are reporting (e.g. screw, blade, pencil sharpener, digital watch, engine, motorcycle). |
(The name should be simple, clear and concise but descriptive. e.g nut, bolt, washer, resistor, capacitor, etc). |
Primary Article ID
Primary article identifier value |
The Primary Article ID is required when an article is submitted into the SCIP Database. It can be any of the following:
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Provide a numerical or alphanumerical identifier of the article as such or complex object you are reporting. The primary article identifier (type and value) is key to manage the SCIP notifications as an essential requisite to identify the SCIP notification submitted for that article as such or complex object in the ECHA submission portal. The primary article identifier is composed of: |
EAN (European Article Number): EAN enables the identification of an individual product in a specific form of packaging to a specific manufacturer. EAN appears on the product barcode. |
Article Category |
A TARIC code is designed to show the various rules applying to specific products when imported into the EU. |
Select the ‘Article category’. The Article category is the way for you to provide the function or use of the article as such (with Candidate List substances) or complex object (incorporating such articles) that you are reporting from a harmonised list. |
Identify the EU Tariff (TARIC) code for the article that is being reported. EU codes are the only accepted codes. |
Production in European Union? |
This field is implemented to help ECHA identify the flow of Articles that contain the SVHCs from their country of origin. This data is being collected for statistical purposes only. |
Indicate whether or not the article as such or complex object that you are reporting has been produced or assembled in the European Union. |
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Safe Use Instructions |
If you select the checkbox “No need to provide safe use information beyond the identification of the Candidate List substance”, you confirm as a supplier of the selected article that exposure can be excluded at all life cycle stages of the article including recycling, disposal and foreseeable misuse by consumers. If you decide to provide Safe Use Instructions, please use the open text box field. |
The identification of the Candidate List substance is sufficient to allow safe use of the article throughout the whole life cycle including service life, disassembly and waste/recycling stage. |
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Material or Mixture Category |
Identification of how the SVHC arrived at an article. |
Either a material category or a mixture category must be reported. |
(i) was it in a material form (metal, wood, plastic, etc), or; (ii) was it in a mixture form (sealant, adhesive, protective coating). |
Material Category |
Select the material the article is made of (article matrix) where the Candidate List substance is present. |
Select the material the article is made of (article matrix) where the Candidate List substance is present. The list of materials categories is established by ECHA. The material category: i) allows the identification of the article (based on the material), e.g. office desk table tops have the same function and uses and can only be differentiated by the material they are made of (e.g. PVC plastic, borosilicate glass, wood); ii) allows waste operators to identify the material the article is made of and therefore letting them adapt or improve the management and treatment practices within the material based waste streams accordingly. Additional information and examples are available on ECHA website, namely on the SCIP webpage. |
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Additional Material Category |
Material Data. Provide, when relevant, additional information on the material the article is made of (article matrix) where the Candidate List substance is present from a pre-defined list of characteristics or by including a relevant characteristic. |
Provide, when relevant, additional information on the material the article is made of (article matrix) where the Candidate List substance is present from a pre-defined list of characteristics or by including a relevant characteristic. This field complements the ‘material category’ field in better describing the material that an article is made of. |
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Mixture Category (EUPCS) |
Refers to the solid state material incorporated in articles as a result of using that category of mixture (e.g. adhesives, solders, coatings). Allows to identify where in the article the Candidate List substance is present. |
Provide, when relevant, the identification of a mixture containing the Candidate List substance incorporated in the further processing step (e.g. coating) of an article or incorporated when joining or assembling two or more articles in a complex object (e.g. adhesive, solder), by selecting the mixture category from a pre-defined list - the European product categorisation system (EuPCS). The ‘mixture category’ refers to the solid state material incorporated in articles as a result of using that category of mixture (e.g. adhesives, solders, coatings). It may also be used for objects that are regarded as articles containing an integral substance/mixture (e.g. to refer to the liquid containing a Candidate List substance in a thermometer; to refer to the electrolyte containing a Candidate List substance in a battery). The mixture category allows to identify where in the article the Candidate List substance is present. Additional information and examples are available on ECHA website, namely on the SCIP webpage. |
EUPCS: the European product categorisation system. |
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