Members of ATC have been working together to develop and communicate information on use descriptors and generic exposure scenarios for common fuel applications to all those involved in the additised fuel supply chain.

The information provided in these web pages is designed to assist suppliers of additised fuel, especially EU manufacturers and/or importers of substances (or in mixtures) for this purpose and to our downstream users (customers). In particular it is aimed at substance manufacturers and importers who need to prepare Chemical Safety Assessments & Reports (CSA/CSR) for REACH registrations and to anyone developing extended Safety Data Sheets (eSDS) for fuel additives and finished additised fuel. Downstream users may wish to use this site to verify the types of fuel-related applications that are likely to be covered by registrants of substances present in additised fuel.

The objective of the ATC Fuel Additives Generic Exposure Scenario Working Group (ATC FA GES WG) in developing these Generic Exposure Scenarios (GES – see Glossary for definition) is to offer everyone in the additised fuel supply chain a useful standardised format, language, and terminology for their exposure scenario assessments. No one is obliged to follow these recommendations, but we believe that you will experience improved communication with your downstream users and/or your upstream suppliers. Similarly, it is expected that they will receive documents in a format and using a set of terms with which they are already familiar. Using these recommendations should also make it very much easier for you to develop Exposure Scenarios for your own products (if necessary) and prepare the extended Safety Data Sheet (eSDS). The goal of this project is therefore to standardise communication in the additised fuel supply chain and considerably reduce your workload by saving time and other resources.

The first version of these web pages was posted on November 2009. The information will be updated and expanded over the coming months.

In order to continually improve the information provided here, the ATC FA GES WG welcomes comments, questions and suggestions from trade organisations or individual companies involved in the additised fuel supply chain. Please send comments (clearly marked for the attention of the ATC FA GES WG) to: [email protected]