For the duration of the contract, the supplier must be able to provide information on substances of very high concern as set out in the Candidate List in Article 59 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) at a concentration above 0.1% by weight (1,000 mg/kg) for each substance used in products covered by the contract. 0.1% by weight refers to each individual part of an item. The information must be provided in accordance with Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH).
Within 45 days of receiving a request from the contracting organisation, the supplier must present details of the existence of substances of very high concern used in the products.
In its tender, the supplier must provide a short description of how it keeps information available about substances on the Candidate List that are used in the products, as well as its procedures for ensuring that the information is kept up to date.
1% by weight applies to each individual part of a composite item and thus means, not 0.1% of a composite product, but 0.1% of each constituent part
