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More and More Legislation in the Chemical Industry... Who Can Keep Track of it All?
Interview with Sven Rosendahl
Head of Regulatory Affairs Applications at CLC GmbH
CLC GmbH is as a consultant for cosmetics, detergents, cleaning agents and other consumer goods as well as biocides. As part of our product consulting services, we support our customers in the implementation of European and national legal regulations.
What does CLC mean?
The abbreviation CLC stands for “Chemistry Legal Consulting” and represents chemical legal advice in the field of “Regulatory Affairs”.
What special services do you offer?
We prepare safety data sheets for our customers in accordance with 1907/2006/EC, Article 31 in the respective European national languages. After that we register the products with the relevant authorities, such as the BfR, BAuA or ECHA. Finally, we also help with the creation of the labels and then check them for their marketability.
When it comes to the marketing of cosmetics, we create the product information file in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 and the associated safety assessment. Here again we register the products with the CPNP portal and check the labels so that the products are finally marketable and can be offered for sale.
The services listed here only provide a rough overview. We endeavour to offer our customers an all-round service and provide individual advice.
What background do you have?
Our employees come from the chemical and food chemistry sectors and are specialised in many areas of regulatory matters relating to cosmetics, detergents, cleaning agents and cleaning products, consumer goods and biocides.
What experience do you have in this area?
CLC GmbH was able to benefit from the many years of experience of the consultant “Chemisches Labor & Consulting Dr Bönig”, which has been established for over 20 years. Well-known companies from the fields of cosmetics, detergents, cleaning agents and other consumer goods rely on his expertise in regulatory matters. In order to continue to benefit from the many years of experience, the company Chemisches Labor & Consulting Dr. Bönig was taken over on 1 April 2020 and officially continued under the new name CLC GmbH. We have succeeded in retaining and even expanding the loyal customer base.
What characterises you?
Our team specialises in responding to individual customer requests. If you have a question, please do not hesitate to call us. You will be assigned a dedicated contact person who can help you within a short period of time. Our decision-making processes are short and our customers benefit from this. Take a look at our response times for yourself.
Why should we use you as a consultant?
In particular, the ever-increasing requirements for all regulations are making work and progress in the chemical industry more difficult. Either you have your own “Regulatory Affairs” department and it would be happy to be relieved of its duties, or you are happy if you have nothing to do with it and can hand it over to the professionals. This is where we come in and we are happy to help you. Our prices are fair, with no unpleasant surprises.
The exchange with us takes place at eye level and we impart our knowledge to you in a way that you can understand. It is important to us to provide you with the best possible support for your success.
How do you see the future in the regulatory area?
The legal requirements are constantly increasing due to the specifications of the authorities, such as the Green Deal. The complex struts of the legal requirements can present small companies in particular with sometimes unsolvable tasks, so it is better to be safe than sorry.
What exactly do you mean by this and what would you like to see in the future?
Unfortunately, there are still very many small and medium-sized companies that are unaware of the area of “Regulatory Affairs” or even consider it superfluous. As a consultant, we are very often only called in by companies once the authorities have issued a complaint. Only then do they realise that the legal part in particular has been neglected. That’s why I would like companies to deal with the issue proactively and call us if necessary. This minimises the costs of a complaint and reduces the risk of your product being withdrawn from circulation. Furthermore, as a consultant, we can assist companies with official or customer enquiries, which gives you more freedom for other important activities in your company.
