REACH: The EU Chemical Regulation
REACH stands for "Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals". The Regulation (EU) No. 1907/2006 came into force in June 2007 and is also known as the EU Chemicals Regulation. It is supposed to ensure that manufacturers and importers take on the responsibility for safe handling of chemicals.
The regulation is valid in all the EU member nations and regulates that only those chemical substances with prior registration be brought into circulation. The European Chemical
The imds professional Info Point
We provide documents in our Info Point that makes it easier for you to work with IMDS.
Read further on the recommendations of the automobile manufacturers and the legal provisions and about norms, basic substances and raw materials.
IMDS Recommendations - statutory
IMDS-Number: A Summary
An IMDS-Number is required in the compilation and administration of material data sheets for the automotive industry. Since there is often a confusion in concepts when it comes to this topic we shall present a summary on the most important numbers in IMDS.
Raw Material Number
A raw material listed in the IMDS mostly comprises of different basic substances. For instance, steel as a raw material consists of many alloys besides iron. Should the raw material be mentioned in an international norm
IMDS-Data: Background
All the information on material composition stored in the International Material Data System is known as IMDS-Data. Sinceautomobile manufacturers and suppliers are responsible for their product right from manufacture to re-cycling or disposal (refer also the End-of-Life Vehicle Directive) they have to conscientiously collect data on the material composition of products used in a vehicle. IMDS helps them with this since all the data required for subsequent re-cycling of vehicles are compiled
