Information companies placing hazardous mixtures on the UK market (such as manufacturers, importers, downstream users and distributors) should submit to the National Poisons Information Service.
Placing products on the Great Britain (GB) market
GB-based importers and downstream users, and NI-based downstream users directly supplying the GB market with qualifying Northern Ireland goods (QNIGs), are encouraged to voluntarily submit information relating to emergency health response, and preventative measures on hazardous mixtures placed on the GB market, to NPIS using a safety data sheet (SDS).
You should send this information by email to sds.npis@nhs.net. The submission of a SDS to the NPIS does not in itself mean that a given product is approved for sale.
There is no obligation to generate or submit a unique formula identifier (UFI) code in Great Britain but the NPIS will register your product with its associated UFI if one has already been generated. To support the NPIS, please ensure the UFI is clearly identifiable on the front page of the SDS.
Placing products on the Northern Ireland (NI) market
The EU CLP Regulation, including Annex VIII, applies in EU member states and in NI. Therefore, importers and downstream users placing hazardous mixtures on the NI market are required to provide specific information on their products to the NPIS in accordance with Annex VIII.
NI-based downstream users and distributors that are supplied with mixtures from GB-based businesses are importers, as defined under the EU CLP Regulation, and must comply with the duties of an importer, including providing specific information on their products to the NPIS in accordance with Annex VIII.
NPIS does not have access to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) poison centre notification (PCN).
Therefore, submissions for NI must be provided in the form of a PCN and sent directly to NPIS Birmingham as the appointed body.