SCIP Database FAQ
- 1. Substances of Concern In Products
- 2. SCIP FAQ
- 3. What is SCIP? SCIP is a database for information on Substances of Concern In Products (SCIP) and is part of the Waste Framework Directive (WFD). WFD, like REACH, is a European Union (EU) piece of legislation that creates a structure in which manufactured products are managed and reported
- 4. What is SCIP? The SCIP database, as part of this effort, has three main objectives: • Decrease the generation of waste containing substances of concern under REACH • Make information available to those upstream in the supply chain and for consumers to improve waste handling operations • Allow authorities to monitor and provide insight into product lifecycles, and ultimately initiate appropriate actions for pursuing the goal towards a circular economy
- 5. Am I affected by SCIP? All parts, materials, articles, and objects placed on the EU market containing a substance of very high concern on the REACH Candidate List above 0.1% concentration w/w are required to submit SCIP notification.
- 6. What do I need to comply? It’s strongly encouraged that you start your SCIP planning well in advance! • ECHA allowing submissions to begin in October 2020 • Information on all articles that meeting criteria need by be submitted by January 5th, 2020
- 7. How do I get started? You need to first understand your product library and identify which parts contain substances of high concern on the candidate list above concentration of 0.1% w/w • Identify what products need to be reported on • Reach out to suppliers to gather necessary data • Compile and organize all product material data for submission
- 8. What data is required? SCIP reporting includes mandatory & optional datapoints generalized into two categories • Item Data • Substance Data
- 9. What data is required? Item Data • Identifiers – This includes all information that can be used to identify a product including name, brand, category, or other unique identifiers such as a product code, part number, or similar. • Imagery – Pictures of the product • Characteristics – Distinguishing features of the item such as dimensions, weight, and color • Safe Use Instructions – Information on properly handling the product that contains a substance of high concern. Can also contain disassembling instructions, such as a PDF. Substance Data • Substance – Specific substance of concern found in the item that is of high concern identified by name, EC and CAS number • Concentration – How abundant is the substance in the item • Category – Information about the material where the substance is found in the item
- 10. How do I submit? Identifying the appropriate filer for your products is the first step. Next would be providing them with the appropriate information so they can submit to ECHA and the SCIP database. If submitting directly to ECHA, you can use the Toxnot automatic filer function. If submitting to another entity to file, you can use our export feature to generate reports.