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Molybdenum Dioxide (EINECS: 242-637-9)

Who’s Who?

• The SIEF Members are ALL the pre-registrants that agree substance sameness as per the typical composition table.  SIEF members can be:
  • Very Active
  • Involved
  • Passive
  • Dormant
• The SIEF Leadership Team is the Molybdenum Consortium.
• The Lead Registrant is Chemiemetall AG (member of the Molybdenum Consortium).
• The SIEF Facilitator is the Molybdenum Consortium Secretariat (on behalf of the Lead Registrant).

The Molybdenum Consortium (MoCon) is preparing the technical dossier for REACH Registration for this substance (for the first registration date of 30 November 2010).

 

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SIEF progress overview

• Jan-March 09: (Pre-SIEF)
  • Substance Sameness Survey:  All pre-registrants for this substance in the ECHA REACH-IT system were invited to complete a Survey to agree Substance Sameness.
    28 pre-registrants responded to the Survey (out of a total of 136 pre-registrants in the REACH-IT system). More responses are still being received periodically.
• May 09:
  • SIEF FORMED.   Overview of results from Survey circulated to all pre-registrants.
  • Lead Registrant proposed as Chemiemetall AG. 
    Other nominations invited.
• June 09:
  • Lead Registrant elected:  Chemiemetall AG. 
    (No other nominations and no objections received)
  • Data-gathering and data-evaluation activities launched within SIEF (see below).
• June – August 09:
  • Studies:  SIEF Facilitator approached the 2 Survey respondents that have indicated they have studies they are willing to share in the SIEF.
    Status at mid-June 09:  Ongoing activity, but low response level so far.
  • Exposure Data:  SIEF Facilitator approaching the 1 Survey respondent that has indicated it has either workplace or environmental exposure data to share in the SIEF.
    Status at mid-June 09:  Ongoing activity.

 

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Next Steps

• Identification of Uses:
  • Learn more and take part in this important SIEF activity.
    If you are a Manufacturer or Importer > 1000 tonnes, be aware that there is a legal deadline of 30 November 2009 to identify and inform your uses of this substance for their inclusion in the REACH registration dossier.
• Technical Dossier compilation:
  • The REACH Molybdenum Consortium (which is an initiative of the International Molybdenum Association) has been actively working for several years already to gather/generate/compile all the necessary data for the REACH registration dossier for this substance.
    • Phase 1:   
      • Gather and generate data required as per REACH Annexes VII-XI –  nearing completion.
    • Phase 2:  
      • Data entry to IUCLID 5 - ongoing
      • Identification of Uses of the substance - ongoing              
      • Chemical Safety Assessment of the substance – ongoing
      • Chemical Safety Report – being developed
      • Exposure Scenarios – will be developed, if necessary.

 

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More information

How can you take part in and/or keep up-to-date about SIEF activities and the progress towards REACH registration dossier completion?  

Options include:

1. If you have not yet responded to the Substance Sameness Survey, please do so. 
2. Visit this website page periodically for progress updates.
3. SIEF members are welcome to join the Molybdenum Consortium.

 

If you don’t join the Consortium, how can you access the technical dossier for this substance to do your REACH registration?

Via a Letter of Access (LoA) that can be purchased from MoCon.  An LoA will grant you a ‘permission to refer’ to the technical dossier for the specific purpose of making your REACH registration.  The cost of a Letter of Access is differentiated by tonnage band.