Article 7 Information Platform for Chemical Monitoring

1.   The ECHA shall operate and maintain the IPCHEM containing occurrence data on chemicals across different media, including water, soil, indoor air, outdoor air, biota, food and feed, humans and products as part of the common data platform.

2.   By 2 January 2029, the Commission shall transfer the chemicals data contained in the IPCHEM to the ECHA for incorporation in the common data platform.

3.   By 2 January 2029, the Commission shall transfer the chemicals data contained in the IPCHEM to the ECHA, the EEA or the EFSA for hosting in accordance with the respective agency’s mandate and in accordance with Article 5.

4.   After the completion of the transfer referred to in paragraph 3, where the Commission or one of the Agencies hosts or holds occurrence data on chemicals and related chemicals data, it shall make those data available to the ECHA without delay for incorporation in the IPCHEM.

5.   The Commission and the Agencies shall cooperate at technical level with the ECHA to enable occurrence data on chemicals and related chemicals data they host or hold to be incorporated into and published on the common data platform.

6.   The ECHA shall ensure that the data contained in the IPCHEM are machine readable and downloadable.