Free membership of BOMcheck for manufacturers

Membership of BOMcheck is free for manufacturers provided they agree to send a letter to their suppliers to require them to comply with their REACH requirements by joining BOMcheck. ENVIRON provides a standard letter which manufacturers can adapt and use. The manufacturer must agree to send the letter within 3 months to all of its suppliers (including suppliers on the manufacturer’s Approved Supplier Lists or equivalent).

An overview chart summarises the BOMcheck service for manufacturers.

Each supplier pays a low-cost subscription of 300 Euros per year to join BOMcheck. The supplier pays their subscription by credit card on BOMcheck.net at the same time as it confirms the electronic signature arrangements. ENVIRON will provide free membership of BOMcheck for small suppliers with a total annual turnover of less than 3,000,000 Euros. To apply for free annual membership, the supplier must provide a signed statement to their manufacturing customer stating that the supplier’s total annual turnover in the previous year was less than 3,000,000 Euros. The manufacturing customer then forwards this statement to ENVIRON with a note confirming that the company is one of their suppliers. The supplier can repeat this process each year to renew their free annual membership.

In effect, by agreeing to send out the letter the manufacturer is agreeing to ‘market’ the BOMcheck service to its suppliers. ENVIRON and COCIR believe that BOMcheck represents an extremely cost-effective approach to enable suppliers to comply with REACH substance declaration requirements. We believe that manufacturers sending out the letter will be sufficient for suppliers to appreciate these benefits and decide to join BOMcheck. In addition, we recognize that it is in the manufacturer’s interests to ensure that all of its suppliers join BOMcheck. Accordingly, ENVIRON does not audit whether the manufacturer has sent out the letter to all suppliers or whether all suppliers have joined BONcheck. Instead, we rely on the BOMcheck benefits to be self-evident to suppliers and manufacturers alike, and for market forces to prevail.

Letter for manufacturer to send to suppliers

Overview chart summarizing BOMcheck service for suppliers

To request a manufacturer’s agreement please contact Dr Aidan Turnbull Head of WEEE, RoHS & EcoDesign.

For further information, please contact Dr Aidan Turnbull
Head of WEEE, RoHS & EcoDesign on +44 (0)1225 748420