With the approaching KKDIK registration deadline of December 31, 2023, the Turkish Minister of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change (MoEUCC) revised the KKDIK Regulation (Turkey REACH) on December 23, 2023 to gradually extend the registration deadlines based on tonnage and hazard classification.
According to the KKDIK Regulation, companies that manufacture or import substances at or above one tonne annually must complete registration procedures by December 31, 2023. However, the number of registered substances remains relatively low, potentially due to factors such as high data costs, reluctance to assume the role of lead registrant, and limited consortium establishment. The extended timeline aims to relieve the industry.
The revised deadlines for registration are as follows:
1. For substances meeting the following conditions, the new deadline is December 31, 2026:
Substances manufactured or imported on their own, in mixtures or in articles, at an annual amount of 1,000 tonnes or more;
Substances manufactured or imported on their own, in mixtures or in articles, at an annual amount of 100 tonnes or more, falling within the Aquatic Acute 1 and Aquatic Chronic 1 (H400, H410) hazard categories according to the Regulation on the Classification, Labelling, and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures (SEA regulation); and
Substances manufactured or imported on their own, in mixtures or in articles, at an annual amount of 1 tonne or more, falling within the Carcinogenic, Mutagenic and Reprotoxic Category 1A and 1B hazard categories according to the SEA regulation.
2. For substances manufactured or imported on their own, in mixtures or in articles, at an annual amount of 100 tonnes or more, the new deadline for registration is December 31, 2028.
3. For substances manufactured or imported on their own, in mixtures or in articles, at an annual amount of 1 tonne or more, the new deadline for registration is December 31, 2030.
