Turkey REACH Regulatory Compliance

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Turkey REACH Regulatory Compliance – Overview

Many countries like Turkey incorporate complex Regulatory processes for chemicals used in consumer products. The Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change in Turkey is responsible for regulating chemical products.

The Turkey REACH regulation is similar to the European Union (EU) REACH regulation with respect to its provisions. “KKDIK” is the acronym for “Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals” in Turkish.

Chemical manufacturers and the associated supply chain must comply with the KKDIK registration requirements to support their business continuity. Regulatory actions should be taken as per the involved deadlines.

KKDIK registration, or the Turkey REACH registration, has replaced the following regulations:

The Inventory and Control of Chemical Regulation.
Regulation on Restrictions for the Manufacture, Marketing, and Use of Certain Dangerous Substances and Preparations.
Regulation on Safety Data Sheets for Hazardous Substances and Mixtures.

Regulatory Obligations

Pre-registration (Pre-SIEF) with the Turkish MoEU: the deadline was December 31, 2020.
KKDIK registration with the Turkish MoEU via the Ministry’s Chemical Registration System (CRS), an online system tool: the deadline was December 31, 2023.
C&L inventory notification.
Safety Data Sheet (SDS) preparation and distribution.

Exemptions

Radioactive substances and mixtures
Substances, on their own, in a mixture, or in an article, which are subject to customs supervision if they do not undergo any treatment or processing, and which are in temporary storage, or a free zone or free warehouse with a view to re-exportation, or transit.
Non-isolated intermediates
Carriage of hazardous substances and mixtures by rail, road, inland waterway, sea, or air
Waste products
Substances and mixtures that are manufactured or imported for defense
Medicinal products for human or veterinary use
Food products
Animal feed
Active substances for use in biocidal products (these substances are regarded as already registered as biocidal products, and their active ingredients are covered by the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR)).
Active substances for use in Plant Protection Products (PPPs), as they are regarded as registered.

Relevant KKDIK Annexes

Annex I	General provisions for assessing substances and preparing chemical safety reports.
Annex II	Requirements for preparing Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
Annex IV	Exemptions from the obligation to register in accordance with article 2(5)(a).
Annex V	Exemptions from the obligation to register in accordance with article 2(5)(b).
Annex XIII	Criteria for the identification of PBT substances and vPvB substances.
Annex XIV	List of substances subject to authorization.
Annex XVII	Restrictions on the manufacture, placing on the market, and the use of certain dangerous substances, mixtures, and articles.