New Substance Notification (NSN) Services

Intertek can help guide your new chemicals and new polymers through the chemical notification process, using our extensive regulatory and technical expertise.

Many jurisdictions around the world have implemented notification schemes to regulate the importing, marketing, or manufacturing of chemical substances. These regulations require respective governments to be notified prior to the "domestic" import, marketing, or manufacturing of "new" chemical substances. 

Examples include:

• China Notification under the “Measures on the Environmental Management of New Chemical Substances” (MEP Order No.7)
• Canadian New Substances Notification Regulations (NSNR) under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) for substances not listed on the Domestic Substances List (DSL)
• The U.S. Pre-Manufacture Notification (PMN) requirements under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
• The European Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH)
• Australian National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS) of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act
• Taiwan Existing Chemical Substance Nomination (ECN) 2009/11/02  

New Substance Notification (NSN) Services

Intertek offers the following chemical notification-related services to the producers, suppliers and users of industrial, commercial and consumer chemicals: 

• INTERPRETATION OF NOTIFICATION SCHEMES from both a scientific and regulatory perspective

• CLASSIFICATION OF SUBSTANCES and/or products to determine the need for, and nature of, pre-manufacture/pre-importation/pre-marketing notifications

• DEVELOPMENT OF NOTIFICATION STRATEGIES that are designed to support not only regulatory compliance, but also the client’s business objective

• DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF TESTING PROGRAMS to establish the safety-in-use of new substances in accordance with national and international notification requirements

• STEWARDSHIP OF TESTING PROGRAMS including the development of test protocols, and placement and monitoring of studies within qualified contract laboratories

• DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL SUBSTANTIATION REPORTS that defend the use of surrogate data, method variations or requests for waivers of test requirements, where permitted

• PREPARATION OF NOTIFICATION DOSSIERS that are sufficiently detailed and quality controlled to ensure prompt acceptance and assessment by the regulatory authorities

• PRE- AND POST-NOTIFICATION CONSULTATION with the regulatory authorities on matters relating to the notification and assessment of new substances

• TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO LEGAL ADVISORS to assist in the resolution of notification non-compliance issues

Intertek can reduce the amount of time, money and staff resources needed to gain government approval of new products and raw materials. By hiring Intertek, you join the leaders in your industry who recognize the value of our work.

Request more information to see how Intertek can help your organization with New Substance Notification (NSN) Services.