The manufacturers of hydrogen chloride have joined efforts for their REACH compliance activities and have launched in December 2008 the HCl REACH Consortium.
The members of the Hydrogen Chloride REACH Consortium agreed to cooperate in the preparation of a joint, full substance REACH registration dossier for HCl. The consortium is managed by ReachCentrum.
The following substance is covered by the Hydrogen Chloride Consortium and has to be registered under the REACH legislation by December 2010:
| Substance name | EC Number | CAS Number |
| Hydrogen Chloride (HCI) | 231-595-7 | 7647-01-0 |
The dossier focuses on the use of hydrochloric acid (HCL in water); gaseous (anhydrous) HCL is only registered as transported isolated intermediate for generating hydrochloric acid under strictly controlled conditions. However, registrants wishing to register gaseous HCL as non-intermediate should also approach the Consortium (please see the Contact section).
The HCl REACH Consortium structure includes a Steering Committee, an Executive Committee and a Technical Committee. The consortium is open to manufacturers, importers and only representatives as defined in the REACH regulation and includes their Affiliates.
Current members of the Hydrogen Chloride consortium are:
The LoA is now available. Please use this link to access the LoA e-shop : http://loashop.reachcentrum.eu
hcl@reachcentrum.eu
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