符合 REACH 第 31 条标准的欧盟物质和混合物供应商是否有义务向其非欧盟客户提供符合 REACH 要求的安全数据表 (SDS)？

符合 REACH 第 31 条标准的欧盟物质和混合物供应商是否有义务向其非欧盟客户提供符合 REACH 要求的安全数据表 (SDS)？

Does an EU-based supplier of substances and mixtures meeting the criteria in Article 31 of REACH have a duty to provide a REACH-compliant Safety Data Sheet (SDS) to its non-EU customers?

根据 REACH 法规，符合第 31 条标准的物质和混合物的供应商没有义务向其非欧盟客户提供安全数据表 (SDS)。第 31(1) 条提及“物质或混合物的接收者”。REACH 法规第 3(34) 条将“物质或混合物的接收者”定义为接收物质或混合物的下游用户或分销商。下游用户和分销商均根据第 3(13) 条和第 3(14) 条中的各自定义，为在共同体境内设立的自然人或法人。因此，REACH 法规第 31 条规定的提供 SDS 的义务仅适用于在欧盟境内设立的物质或混合物的接收者。然而，值得注意的是，在出口方面，向非欧盟客户提供符合 REACH 法规的安全数据表的义务可能根据其他立法产生。例如，关于在欧盟范围内实施《鹿特丹公约》的危险化学品出口和进口的第 689/2008 号条例 (EC) 第 16(3) 条要求出口本条例范围内某些危险化学品的公司在将化学品出口到欧盟以外时，必须提供符合 REACH 标准的 SDS。

There is no obligation under REACH for suppliers of substances and mixtures meeting the criteria in Article 31 to provide a SDS to their non-EU customers. Article 31(1) refers to "recipients of the substance or mixture". Article 3(34) of REACH defines a "recipient of a substance or a mixture" as being downstream user or a distributor being supplied with a substance or a mixture. Both downstream users and distributors are, in line with their respective definitions in Article 3(13) and 3(14), natural or legal persons established within the Community. The obligation of Article 31 of REACH to provide an SDS therefore applies only to the recipients of the substance or mixture established in the EU. However, it is notable that the obligation to provide a REACH compliant SDS to non-EU customers, in the context of export, may arise pursuant to other pieces of legislation. For example, Article 16(3) of Regulation (EC) No 689/2008 concerning the export and import of dangerous chemicals, implementing the Rotterdam Convention within the EU, requires companies exporting certain hazardous chemicals within the scope of this Regulation to provide a REACH compliant SDS when exporting them outside the EU.