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Published on 26 February 2026

Intermediate

This page contains all definitions of intermediate products

Intermediate

Intermediate means a substance manufactured and used solely for chemical processing during which it is transformed into one or more other substances.

Intermediates subject to the obligation to report 

• Intermediates in the form of monomers which are new substances (over one ton per year subject to notification)
• Intermediates which are given to third parties, leaving the manufacturing site and placed on the market in quantities > 100 kg/a

Intermediates exempted from the obligation to report

Intermediates that

1. are not given to third parties,
2. do not leave the manufacturing site, or
3. are placed on the market in quantities less than 100kg per year
are exempted from the obligation to report

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