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Release Note: Product register for chemicals V 4.2

Version 4.2 of the Chemical Register (RPC) was released on 14.12.2022. It is a version released to correct some errors and to implement new features regarding the mass notification tool.

What's new:

• Two new types of fertiliser have been added:
o 790: NK fertiliser suspension
o 791: NK fertiliser suspension with urea-formaldehyde

• Mass notification tool (see: Supplement Release Notes 4.2):
o Contact Information

Impact on users:
• Please note that backward compatibility with previous codes has been foreseen, but is unlikely to be maintained beyond next year. We therefore advise you to adapt your systems as soon as possible, bearing in mind that new changes may be necessary with future releases. At the end of this period, files containing obsolete codes will no longer be validated by the system. Further timely information on the duration of the backward compatibility period will follow.
Please note that with this release a new version of the user manual for the mass communication tool has been published (Mass registration interface (admin.ch)).

Release Note: Product register for chemicals V 4.1

Version 4.1 of the Chemical Register (RPC) was released on 05.10.2022. It is a version released to correct some errors and to implement new features regarding the mass notification tool.

What's new:
• Reactivation of the 'duplicate product' functionality.
• Change of definition for the type of substance.
• Insertion of c/o in addresses (if present).
• Mass notification tool (see: Supplement Release Notes 4.1):

o Update of products via XML file containing an EAN number or the symbol _ again possible.
o New code for additional trade names.
(Section 3. Additional Trade Names in "Supplement Release Notes 4.1")
o New code for entering the article number.
(Section 4. Article Numbers in "Complement Release Notes 4.1")
o Correction for classifications that do not have associated H-phrases.
(Section 5. GHS Classification in "Complement Release Notes 4.1")
o Modification of descriptor-related rules for substances.
(Section 6. Descriptors in "Complement Release Notes 4.1")

Impact on users:
• The 'duplicate product' functionality will be activated and available again.
• Please note that backward compatibility with previous codes has been foreseen, but is unlikely to be maintained beyond next year. We therefore advise you to adapt your systems as soon as possible, bearing in mind that new changes may be necessary with future releases. At the end of this period, files containing obsolete codes will no longer be validated by the system. Further timely information on the duration of the backward compatibility period will follow.

Release Note: Product register for chemicals V 4.0

The first RPC version of the APIS project was released on 01.06.2022. This first version is a preparation for the implementation of new features planned for the coming months.

What's new:
• Address management:

o Each company will have a unique identification number: company ID (CID)
o The UID number (if existing) will be present in the "Registrant" section.
o If an authorization (for biocidal products and new substances) is required, the notification authority for chemicals can be informed of the form (hard copy or Incamail) in which it is to be served. The selected method of notification can be seen in the "Registrant" section".