Industrial enzymes are used in a variety of applications, some of which require their registration ‎under the so-called REACH Regulation*.‎

Following a six-month month pre-registration phase (1 June to 1 December 2008) full registration ‎starts on December 2010 or later, depending on tonnage.‎
REACH requires, subject to certain exceptions, multiple registrants of the same substance to ‎share data and jointly submit part of the relevant registrations.‎

Manufacturers and importers of enzymes, recognizing that enzyme registration under REACH will ‎benefit from being discussed and coordinated, have