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BEAMA member REACH consultation

Please have the BEAMA REACH consultation briefing document to hand when going through this survey as this may provide more background to the questions we are asking and explain why we are keen to gather the evidence outlined below. 
1.Do you wish for your evidence to remain anonymous? If no please provide company name and contact.(Required.)
2.Company Name  
3.Contact Name 
4.Contact email 
5.Company turnover (Required.)
6.Do you support the BEAMA position as drafted in the consultation brief?
7.Would you support the decision to defer to option 2 if it is judged unfeasible to ask for continued access to EU REACH (Option 2 - the existence of a separate UK REACH regime, with exact alignment with EU REACH,  potentially including the option for a memorandum of understanding)
8.Do you believe there are any alternative options to those proposed in the BEAMA briefing document that we should be pursuing in the negotiation process?
9.Do you import chemicals into the UK market from the EU
10.Do you import chemicals into the UK market from outside of the EU?
11.Do you import articles (finished products containing restricted substances) into the UK market from outside of the EU? 
12.Do you import articles (finished products containing restricted substances) into the UK market from the EU? 
13.If you selected answer 'not known',  can you provide any comment against this to explain why.  For example there are many downstream users of chemicals in the UK who have never had to be responsible for REACH compliance, as your EU suppliers of substances have dealt with this.  As we leave the EU you may become an importer of a substance, and/or article containing a restricted substance. It is important for us to understand the risks associated with a divergent UK system,  and therefore understanding how knowledgeable companies are of their existing supply chain is key and would be helpful in negotiations
14.Do you currently use any substances covered by the REACH Authorisation List? https://echa.europa.eu/authorisation-list 
15.Do you use distributors for the supply of chemicals to your business in the UK or buy direct from the chemicals manufacturer?  
16.Do you buy chemicals within the EU or from a non-EU company?
17.Have you assessed the likely compliance cost on your business should the UK implement a separate UK system, if yes please use the commenting box to indicate how much this is estimated to be (this can be as a %turnover or estimated cost range)
18.In assessing the impact of additional compliance in the event of a separate UK REACH system please provide any other information you have available with regards to the impact this may have on your business.  e.g. number of additional employees to manage compliance, tracing suppliers. Any information you can provide on the scale of this would be useful. It is ok for these to be presented as indicative or estimated impacts
19.Have you started the process of contacting your suppliers in or outside of the EU to understand how prepared they are with regards to the potential introduction of a UK REACH system? Please use the commenting box to explain any feedback with regards to this.  
20.Do you reply on the supply of chemicals into the UK for manufacturing in the UK and/or completion of products? 
21.If yes to the above question, do you foresee any risk with the future supply of these chemicals into the UK (consider if your supplier is a small company, or if this is a niche low volume product)
22.If you are comfortable to say so,  please specify the name of the chemical you have identified as a risk factor for your business.
23.What could the outcome be for your business if the chemicals you use in the UK experienced supply issues and/or prices were to rise?
24.Would you be able to find alternative substitutes?
25.Have you had to substitute chemicals in your manufacturing process before? If yes, please use the commenting box to provide any information on how much this cost your business (average range),  and if possible provide more information on the scenario under which this happened (we know manufactures have had to substitute substance in the past due to new regulations,  and this may provide useful examples as to the impact on business when substitutions have to take place).
26.Do you foresee any other risks, not already highlighted by BEAMA, associated with the introduction of a separate UK REACH system?
27.Space is provided here for any other supporting evidence you may be able to provide.
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