EU UFI Registration for E-cigarette E-liquid

Article 45 of the EU CLP Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008) stipulates that Member States shall designate one or more bodies responsible for receiving information provided by importers and downstream users who place mixtures on the market, especially information used for formulating preventive and therapeutic measures. This information shall include the chemical composition of mixtures sold on the market that are classified as hazardous based on their health or physical effects.

In accordance with COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2020/1677 of 31 August 2020 (Annex VIII to the EU CLP Regulation), starting from 1 January 2021, importers and downstream users who place consumer-use mixtures on the EU market shall comply with this Regulation by submitting a UFI.

What is UFI Registration?

UFI stands for UNIQUE FORMULA IDENTIFIER, which is a unique alphanumeric code that explicitly links the submitted formulation information to a specific mixture or a group of mixtures.

Which Mixtures Require UFI Submission?

Consumer-use mixtures placed on the EU market are required to have a UFI submitted.

A consumer-use mixture refers to a mixture intended for separate use by consumers, or a mixture that is mixed with another mixture which is intended for consumer use and meets the requirements of Article 45 of the EU CLP Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008).

Relevant Provisions for UFI Submission

①　Unless otherwise stipulated by the relevant Member State, the submitted documents shall be in the official language of the Member State where the mixture is intended for sale.

②　The intended use of the mixture shall be described in accordance with the unified product classification system provided by the Agency.

③　Submission updates shall be made immediately when the conditions specified in Section 4.1, Part B of COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2020/1677 of 31 August 2020 are met.

④　The submitter may choose to print or affix the UFI on the inner packaging instead of including it in the supplementary information of the label.

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