Chemicals & hazardous materials
ASD continues to work on the EU’s REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals) regulations, examining the impact of the regulations on our industry. The sector faces severe challenges without viable alternatives to a number of key materials and chemicals. ASD continues to advocate for sector-specific considerations to ensure the industry's sustainability and operational continuity.
ASD offers guidance to the industry on complying with existing obligations to ensure that the objectives REACH Article 33(1) and Article 7(2) are achieved in a consistent and pragmatic way.
ASD – through its REACH & Chemicals Working Group and its five sub-working groups – continues to actively participate and engage with the European Chemicals Agency and other relevant stakeholders to ensure the specific needs and challenges of our industry are well-understood and considered in regulatory decision-making processes.
ASD papers on REACH
Guide on Substances of Concern In articles as such or in complex objects (Products) (SCIP)This ASD guide in brief is aimed for companies in the aerospace and defence sector and their suppliers globally. It wants to inform especially company managers, project leaders and SMEs about the reporting requirements and corresponding database of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) for Substances of Concern In articles as such or in complex objects (Products) (SCIP) following Article 9(1)(i) and (2) of the EU Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC (WFD), as revised in 2018 and transposed in national laws, by giving a first access to the topic with specific regard to aerospace and defence products- ASD Sectoral Guidance for Substances in Articles under REACHThis ASD guide offers sector-specific guidance to support the aerospace and defence industry in complying with reporting obligations and with the aim to ensure that the objectives of REACH Article 33(1) and Article 7(2) are achieved in a consistent and pragmatic way.