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There is a need to identify ways to facilitate continuous cooperation/scientific knowledge
exchange at the national level among experts from different concerned authorities.
A critical element for ensuring a proper coordination is a full understanding of the different
procedures according to the PPP and CLP Regulations and cooperation of the Member State
acting as rapporteur under the EFSA process and dossier submitter under the ECHA process.
The RAC procedures are based on the full involvement of the dossier submitter, which does
not end with the submission of the dossier. The dossier submitter is involved in the
assessment of the comments received during the public consultation and should facilitate
the RAC discussion by providing clarifications if needed.
CARACAL is composed of representatives from Member State competent authorities for
REACH and CLP, representatives from competent authorities of EEA-EFTA countries, as
well as a number of observers from non-EU countries, international organizations and
stakeholders. The EUROPEAN COMMISSION (DG Enterprise and Industry and DG
Environment) will prepare a proposal to adapt the CLH in Annex VI to the CLP Regulation
to technical progress every year based on the opinions received from ECHA's RAC for
harmonized classification and labelling.
ECHA is currently updating the process and cooperation between RAC and the MS as
dossier submitters based on the outcome of the workshop “On the Way to CLH” held in
February 2011.
The discussions at this workshop covered issues and procedural changes such as:
changes in the Registry of Intentions;
accordance check streamlining;
facilitation of communication between dossier submitters, ECHA and RAC;
dealing with comments received during public consultation;
withdrawal and resubmission procedures in the case of receipt of new crucial
information during public consultation or even at a later stage.
The Member State acting as rapporteur under the EFSA process and dossier submitter under
the ECHA process should be fully familiar with the RAC process. ECHA will provide
information if required. A full internal coordination among the MS experts and CAs is
particularly essential when there is more than one CA involved in the process.
3.4. Finalize a draft working document on processes
During the workshop the working procedures were discussed intensively. The outcomes of
the discussions are reported in the presentations as included in the report published on the
Commission website:
http://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/protection/evaluation/docs/report_
berlin_april2011_en.pdf.
The workshop did not conclude on a draft working procedure, however, to keep up the
momentum, the workshop Organizing Committee took the initiative to develop a draft
working document on processes which will serve as a basis for the first projects in the
