The Substances of Concern In articles as such or in complex objects (Products) (SCIP)
database costs companies about EUR 225 million a year across all sectors, yet the
recyclers it was built for barely use it. The Commission itself has acknowledged that waste
operators find the data unusable. In practice, most EU companies lack the resources
needed to submit and maintain the millions of notifications required. The repeal proposed
by the Commission in the Environmental Omnibus removes a disproportionate reporting
layer on top of existing REACH obligations and delivers immediate, concrete
administrative relief that industry has welcomed. The underlying REACH Article 33(1)
obligation to inform customers remains.
