Seznam Einecs sestavljata osnovni seznam, v nadaljnjem besedilu "Ecoin" (evropski osnovni seznam), ki ga Komisija izdela na podlagi razpoložljivih podatkov, in seznam snovi, ki so predmet poznejših prijav, ki jih države članice sporočijo Komisiji v skladu z določbami iz oddelka II Priloge.
The Einecs inventory shall be composed of a core inventory, hereinafter referred to as "Ecoin" (European Core Inventory), drawn up by the Commission from the data at its disposal, and of a list of substances which are the subject of subsequent declarations communicated to the Commission by the Member States in accordance with the provisions set out in Section II of the Annex.