The compendium describes over 100 recommended analytical methods that inspectors in Europe can use when checking compliance with REACH restrictions in Annex XVII. The compendium is also useful for companies facing inspections.

On 31 March 2016–ECHA published Compendium on Analytical Methods to Enforce REACH Restrictions, The compendium will be used in the ongoing REACH-EN-FORCE 4 (REF-4) project which is coordinated by ECHA's Enforcement Forum. In this project, enforcement authorities in 29 European countries inspect restrictions of 14 substances which may be found in consumer products, such as textiles, toys or jewellery or used professionally, for gluesor brazing fillers. 

The inspections under the REF-4 project will last for the whole of 2016 and may target different REACH duty holders–for example,importers and distributors of chemicals and articles that may contain there stricted substances. The enforcement authorities will also cooperate with the customs authorities.

The coordinated inspections under REF-4 will check if companies comply with REACH restrictions for the following substances:

However, countries may also choose to inspect compliance with other restrictions as well. The results ofthe project and the final report are expected in late 2017.

Link of compendium:http://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/13577/compendium_of_analytical_methods_en.pdf

BACL Note: Judging from EU recalls on consumer product, we can see the strict requirement of REACH annex XVII on those products. BACL advises companies to test those substances to confirm conformity. Equipped with knowledgeable experts and advanced instruments, BACL can assure you of product safety.