Welcome to the SIEF webpage for Slags, Steelmaking, Vanadium

(Vanadium Steelmaking Slags, EINECS No. 273-734-4)

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SIEF – Who is who?

  • Lead Registrant:  GfE Metalle und Materialien GmbH
  • SIEF Facilitator:  Vanadium Consortium on behalf of the Lead Registrant.
  • Pre-registrants can participate in the SIEF at different activity levels: very active, involved, passive, and dormant.
  • The Vanadium Consortium is preparing the registration dossier, i.e. the IUCLID file, in cooperation with the SIEF. The Lead Registrant will submit the REACh Registration Dossier. All other co-registrants will refer to it when submitting their registration.  

SIEF Time table:

  • May – September 2009:
    • All pre-registrants for Vanadium Steelmaking Slags were invited to participate in the Substance Sameness Survey.
  • October 2009:
    • The SIEF was formed.
    • The results of the substance sameness survey were sent to all pre-registrants.
    • Respondents that participated in the Sameness Survey are considered to be Active Members of the SIEF. The Secretariat of the Vanadium Consortium will work with Active Members within each SIEF.
Substance Sameness Survey Results (status October 2009)
REACH-IT Pre-Registrants 26
Respondents to Substance Sameness Survey at October, 1st 2009 4
Pre-registrants whose substance is not sufficiently similar to join the SIEF 0
Intended level of SIEF activity:
Very active 2
Involved 0
Passive 2
Dormant 0
Current number of potential registrants 4
Pre-registrants with studies to offer for sharing to the SIEF 1
Pre-registrants with exposure data to offer for sharing to the SIEF 1
    • A SIEF member letter was sent to all participants of the Substance Sameness Survey.
      • GfE Metalle und Materialien GmbH was proposed as Lead Registrant.
      • SIEF members were asked to nominate further candidate Lead Registrants until October 20th.
    • SIEF members that offer data for sharing were contacted.
  • November 2009:
    • Elected Lead Registrant: GfE Metalle und Materialien GmbH
      • No other candidates were nominated.
  • Future activities:
    • Identification of Downstream Uses of vanadium substances
      • 30.11.2009 - DEADLINE for EU Manufacturer or Importer > 1000 tonnes: The legal deadline is November, 30th 2009 for reporting relevant downstream uses to be considered in the technical dossier required for REACh registration.
    • Preparation of the registration dossier:
      •  The Vanadium Consortium has been actively preparing the dossier for more than one year.
    • Status of projects for preparation of the technical dossier:
      • Data gathering / relevance and quality screening:   Completed for public & Vanadium Consortium data
      • Data gap analysis (read-across, derogation/waiving):    Ongoing
      • Commissioning / monitoring / auditing of experimental studies:   Ongoing
      • Technical Dossier / IUCLID compilation:    Ongoing
      • Identification of uses / tonnage bands (questionnaire surveys):   Ongoing
      • Environmental exposure (emissions data collection):    Ongoing
      • Human exposure (workplace, consumer, indirect):   Ongoing
      • Chemical Safety Assessment (CSA):    Ongoing
      • Preparation / Submission / Defence of Registration Dossier:   Ongoing
  • Get involved:

The Secretariat of the Vanadium Consortium will work with Active Members within each SIEF. If you would like to become an Active Member, please E-mail the SIEF Facilitator.
Pre-registrants that have not yet participated in the Sameness Survey for Slags, Steelmaking, Vanadium, can access the survey here.

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ECHA Fact sheets & Guidance:

The Vanadium Consortium is acting as SIEF facilitator for Vanadium Consortium member registrants who indicated their willingness at Pre-Registration to conduct this activity for the substances listed on this page.