The Einecs inventory shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

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.

"EINECS" means the European Inventory of Existing Commercial Substances.

Mixture of EINECS listed substances

the name of the substance and the Einecs number;

the name and the Einecs number of the substance;

the name of the substance, as given in Einecs,

existing substances means substances listed in Einecs.

Publication of the EINECS inventory (OJ No C 146, 15.6.1990, p. 4).

Without prejudice to Article 7 (2), where there are valid reasons for believing that a substance appearing in Einecs may present a serious risk to man or the environment, a decision to ask the manufacture (s) and importer(s) of the said substance to supply the information which they possess and/or to subject the existing substance to testing and provide a report thereon shall be taken in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 15.

This refers to the numerical code provided either under the European inventory of existing commercial chemical substances (Einecs) for existing chemicals or under the European list of notified chemical substances (Elincs) for new chemicals.

Whereas, in order to ensure the protection of man, including workers and consumers, and of the environment, it is necessary to carry out at Community level a systematic evaluation of the risks involving existing substances appearing in the Einecs (European Inventory of Existing Commercial Substances) (4);

Without prejudice to Article 6 (1), any manufacturer who has produced or any importer who has imported an existing substance, as such or in a preparation, in quantities exceeding 1 000 tonnes per year, at least once in the three years preceding the adoption of this Regulation and/or the year following its adoption, must submit to the Commission, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 6 (2) and (3), the following information, as specified in Annex III, within 12 months of entry into force of this Regulation in the case of a substance appearing in Annex I and within 24 months in the case of a substance appearing in Einecs but not in Annex I:

Further guidance for making declarations is given in the document "Reporting for the Einecs inventory".

PROCEDURE FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE EINECS INVENTORY

Substances mentioned in the working document but not listed in the Ecoin core inventory shall not be included in the Einecs inventory unless they are declared.

"EINECS" means the European Inventory of Existing Commercial Substances.

The Commission shall draw up the Einecs inventory from the Ecoin core inventory, adding to it the substances declared to the Member States who will have ensured the transmission of the appropriate part of the corresponding declarations.

The Commission shall also prepare in collaboration with all Member States and in all the official languages of the Community an explanatory document entitled "Reporting for the Einecs inventory".

When completing Form C, the person making the declaration must describe the chemical substance in as much detail as possible, while complying with the instructions contained in the document "Reporting for the Einecs inventory".

substances which appear on the EINECS inventory,

The EEC number shall be obtained from the EINECS or from the list referred to in Article 21 (1).

Wherever possible dangerous substances are designated by their Einecs or Elincs names.

For dangerous substances in the European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances (Einecs, OJ No C 146A, 15.6.1990) the Einecs number is included.

For dangerous substances in the European inventory of existing commercial chemical substance (Einecs, OJ C 146 A, 15.6.1990) the Einecs number is included.

For each substance listed in the European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances (Einecs) there is an identification code.

Wherever possible dangerous substances are designated by their Einecs, Elincs or "No-longer-polymer" names.

"Einecs" means the European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances.

The Commission shall allocate an EEC number to each substance contained on the EINECS inventory and on the list referred to in paragraph 1.

Member States shall take all the necessary measures in order to implement and coordinate the work associated with drawing up the Einecs inventory.

Einecs, Elincs or CAS numbers are not usually included for entries which comprise more than three individual substances.

For individual substances covered by these entries, the Einecs name or another internationally recognised name must be used.

Other entries not listed in Einecs or Elincs are designated using an internationally recognized chemical name (e.g. ISO, IUPAC).

Without prejudice to Article 7 (2), where there are valid reasons for believing that a substance appearing in Einecs may present a serious risk to man or the environment, a decision to ask the manufacturer(s) and importer(s) of the said substance to supply the information which they possess and/or to subject the existing substance to testing and provide a report thereon shall be taken in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 15.

polymers, with the exception of those which contain in combined form 2 % or more of any substance which is not on EINECS,

Einecs, Elincs, "No-longer-polymer" or Cas numbers are not usually included for entries which comprise more than four individual substances.

Other substances not listed in Einecs, Elincs or the list of "No-longer-polymers" are designated using an internationally recognised chemical name (e.g. ISO, IUPAC).

The inventory of chemical substances existing on the Community market by 18 September 1981, hereinafter referred to as "Einecs" (European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances), shall be drawn up in accordance with the provisions set out in Section I of the Annex.

The CAS number included in all cases is for the anhydrous form only, and therefore the CAS number shown does not always describe the entry as accurately as the Einecs number.

The Cas number included is for the anhydrous form only, and therefore the Cas number shown does not always describe the entry as accurately as the Einecs number.

It should be noted that the Einecs number includes both anhydrous and hydrated forms of a substance, whilst there are frequently different CAS numbers for anhydrous and hydrated forms.

It should be noted that the Einecs number includes both anhydrous and hydrated forms of a substance, and there are frequently different Cas numbers for anhydrous and hydrated forms.

In these cases, the classification and labelling requirements will apply to all substances covered by the description if they are placed on the market, insofar as they are listed in Einecs or Elincs.

Whenever possible dangerous substances are designated by their Einecs (European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances) of Elincs (European List of Notified Chemical Substances) names.

The list of these chemical substances notified pursuant to Article 6 of Directive 67/548/EEC before 1 July of the year of the publication of the Einecs Inventory shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities not later than 31 December of the same year.

Whereas the Commission, pursuant to Article 13 (1) of Directive 67/548/EEC (6), drew up, in accordance with the guidelines laid down in Commission Decision 81/437/EEC, an inventory of substances on the Community market as at 18 September 1981 (EINECS);

A number of Member States have apprised the Commission of valid reasons for believing that certain substances in the European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances (Einecs)(2) may, due to the degree of exposure entailed in their production or use, pose a serious risk to humans or the environment.

The name of an active substance must be given as registered in the list contained in Annex I to Directive 67/548/EEC or, if the name is not included therein, as given in the European Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances (Einecs), or, if the name is not included therein, the active substance must be given its International Standards Organisation (ISO) common name.

for the application of Article 3, any manufacturer in the EFTA States who has produced, or any importer in the EFTA States who has imported, an existing substance, as such or in a preparation, in quantities exceeding 1 000 tonnes per year, at least once in the three years preceding the adoption of this Regulation and/or the year following its adoption, must submit to the Commission at least the information specified in Annex III, points 1.1 to 1.19, within 24 months of entry into force of the Regulation, i.e. by 4 June 1995, in the case of a substance appearing in Annex I and in the case of substance appearing in the Einecs (European Inventory of Existing Commercial Substances) but not in Annex I;