IF YOU ARE AN IMPORTER OF DETERGENTS OR SURFACTANTS, YOU ARE OBLIGED TO COMPLY WITH THESE REQUIREMENTS

Before placing a detergent or surfactant on the market: 

  • Verify that the manufacturer has carried out the conformity assessment procedure and prepared the technical documentation. 

  • Check that the detergent or surfactant is CE marked. 

  • Check that the manufacturer has produced a product passport.  

  • Check whether the information in the product passport has been notified to the product register. 

  • Indicate on the label their name, registered trade name or registered trademark, postal and e-mail address at which they can be contacted.  

  • Where he considers that a detergent or surfactant does not comply with this Regulation, the importer shall not place it on the market until it has been rectified. 

  • If the detergent or surfactant presents a risk to health or the environment, he shall inform the manufacturer and the market surveillance authorities. 

  • Where it considers, in view of the characteristics of the product or the risks they present, it shall carry out sample testing and, where necessary, keep a register of non-compliant detergents and surfactants and withdraw them from the market. 

  • Keep a reference to the unique product identifier for a period of 10 years after the detergent or surfactant has been placed on the market.