REACH法规第56（3）条规定，物质在科学研究与开发（SRD）中的使用不受授权要求的约束。此项豁免是否也涵盖SRD最终使用之前的生命周期步骤（例如配方）？

REACH法规第56（3）条规定，物质在科学研究与开发（SRD）中的使用不受授权要求的约束。此项豁免是否也涵盖SRD最终使用之前的生命周期步骤（例如配方）？

Article 56 (3) of REACH exempts from the authorisation requirement the use of a substance in scientific research and development (SRD). Does this exemption also cover the life-cycle steps (such as formulation) preceding the end-use in SRD?

是的，在SRD中豁免最终用途之前的上游物质使用，其最终进入SRD的物质数量（即每位用户低于1吨/年）也不受限制，但须遵守下文所述。第3(23)条将SRD定义为“在受控条件下”和“每年少于1吨”进行的任何科学实验、分析或化学研究。因此，第56(3)条中的豁免涵盖了受一定风险控制水平限制的活动，即在受控条件下使用，且每年使用量少于1吨。该豁免也适用于物质在SRD最终用途之前的上游生命周期阶段，适用于最终进入该最终用途的物质数量，以及在上游生命周期中在受控条件下处理和/或使用的物质数量，即使在上游生命周期阶段处理和/或使用的物质数量超过每年1吨。如果本问答中所表达的立场与欧洲化学品管理局（ECHA）此前在2011年12月20日的RCOM中所表达的立场有任何冲突，则应以本问答中所表达的立场为当前对该法律的理解。本问答中所表达的立场优先于ECHA此前就此问题所表达的任何其他观点。

Yes, the uses of a substance upstream preceding an exempted end-use in SRD are also exempted in quantities of the substance ending up in SRD (i.e. under 1 t/y per user) subject to what is set out below.   Article 3(23) defines SRD as any scientific experimentation, analysis or chemical research to be carried out "under controlled conditions" and "in a volume less than one tonne per year". Therefore, the exemption in Article 56 (3) covers an activity which is delimited by a certain level of control of risks– i.e., use under controlled conditions and in a volume less than 1 tonne per year. It also applies to the upstream life-cycle stages of the substance preceding its end-use in SRD, for the volumes ending up in that end-use and which, during the upstream life-cycle, are handled and/or used under controlled conditions, even if the volume handled and/or used during the upstream life-cycle stages exceeds 1 tonne per year. In case of any contradictions between the position expressed in this Q&A and the positions expressed previously by ECHA in the RCOM of 20 December 2011, the position expressed in this Q&A should be considered as the current understanding of the law. It takes precedence over any other views communicated previously by ECHA on this issue.