In Which Cases is it Mandatory to Prepare a Safety Data Sheet (SDS-MSDS)?

• Substances or mixtures classified as hazardous in accordance with the Regulation on the Classification, Labeling, and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures (SEA-TURKIYE CLP)

• A substance that is persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) or very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB) according to the criteria specified in Annex 13 of the KKDIK Regulation
• A Safety Data Sheet (SDS) must be prepared for substances included in the Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC).

Communication and Revision of the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) to Downstream Users and Distributors

The substance or mixture containing the substance;

• When classified as hazardous in accordance with the Regulation on the Classification, Labeling, and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures (SEA-TURKIYE CLP)

• When it is persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) or very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB) in accordance with Annex 13 of the KKDIK Regulation

• When the substance is included in the list of candidate substances that may be subject to authorization The Safety Data Sheet (SDS) must be communicated to downstream users and distributors throughout the supply chain.

In addition to these situations, customers may at any time request a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) from the substance supplier for any preparation that does not meet the criteria for classification as hazardous but contains any of the following:

• At least one substance that is harmful to human health or the environment, present at ≥ 1% by weight for non-gaseous mixtures and ≥ 0.2% by volume for gaseous mixtures; or

• A candidate list of substances that are persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic or very persistent and very bioaccumulative according to the criteria set out in Annex 13, or substances that may be subject to authorization, present in non-gaseous mixtures at ≥ 0.1% by weight; or

• In the presence of a substance with workplace exposure restrictions

Our Safety Data Sheet (SDS) Preparation Services;

Based on SDS information provided by suppliers or, for exporting companies, using the minimum required information as a reference; substances, mixtures, or articles in accordance with the legislation of the relevant countries;

• Preparation of Safety Data Sheets (SDS-MSDS) in accordance with Annex 2 of the KKDIK Regulation
• Preparation of Safety Data Sheets (GBF-SDS-MSDS) in multiple languages in accordance with REACH Annex II
• Verification of the suitability of supplier safety data sheets
• Harmonization of supplier safety data sheets

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