我从多家供应商处购买化学品。同一种化学品在不同供应商的分类有时可能不同。我是否需要根据 REACH 第 38(4) 条向欧洲化学品管理局 (ECHA) 报告？

我从多家供应商处购买化学品。同一种化学品在不同供应商的分类有时可能不同。我是否需要根据 REACH 第 38(4) 条向欧洲化学品管理局 (ECHA) 报告？

I purchase chemicals from several suppliers. The classification of the same chemical is sometimes different from different suppliers. Do I need to report to ECHA under Article 38(4) of REACH?

第38(4)条规定，“如果下游用户的物质分类与其供应商的物质分类不同，则下游用户应向化学品管理署报告”。这适用于下游用户的所有供应商。只要您的物质分类与一个或多个供应商的物质分类相同，则无需向欧洲化学品管理局报告。但是，如果您生成了全新的物质分类，则应向欧洲化学品管理局报告。根据第38(5)条，如果您每年使用该物质或混合物的总量少于一吨，则无需向欧洲化学品管理局报告。报告程序详见问答491。请注意，报告新物质分类的要求适用于所有物质，无论是否注册。

Article 38(4) states that "a downstream user shall report to the Agency if his classification of a substance is different to that of his supplier". This is taken to refer to all of his suppliers. You do not need to report to ECHA as long as your classification is the same as one or more of your suppliers. However, if you generate an entirely new classification, you shall report to ECHA. You are exempt from reporting to ECHA if you use the substance or mixture in a total quantity of less than one tonne per year, as per Article 38(5).   The reporting procedure is described in Q&A 491. Note that the requirement to report a new classification applies to all substances, registered and not registered.