Ross ERP Supports REACH Compliance for Chemical Manufacturers

Enterprise solutions provider CDC Software has released the latest version of Ross ERP, adding functionality to its enterprise resource planning application solution aimed at helping chemical manufacturers comply with recent international regulations.

The new version 6.3.2 of Ross ERP automates, processes and provides documentation that helps chemical companies comply with their obligations under the specific guidelines set forth in the European Union (EU) legislation called Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemical Substances (REACH), which became effective in June 2007, and which has recently been supplemented in January 2009.

Ross ERP version 6.3.2 not only helps EU companies maintain compliance with REACH, but it also assists U.S. and other non-EU companies to comply with REACH reporting, CDC said.

More specifically, Ross ERP version 6.3.2 addresses the EU REACH directive that forbids the sale of unapproved products within the European Economic Area (EEA) (EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway). Furthermore, REACH requires registration and selective evaluation of more than 30,000 chemical substances and it applies to chemical substances manufactured in, or imported into, the EU for ownership or conversion into finished products.

REACH is designed to help ensure that all parts of the supply chain — from manufacturers to downstream users such as distributors — have the information they need to use certain chemicals safely. This requires several steps, including the communication of information related to the health, safety and environmental properties of these chemicals, as well as required risk and risk management measures up and down the supply chain.

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