01/ General

What is the transition period?

It is the time period in which both the old and new versions of the ZDHC MRSL are available. This allows the chemical industry to align with the latest version of the ZDHC MRSL and make any necessary changes to chemical products, stock, or certifications.

For some of our chemical products, their ZDHC MRSL certification is expiring within the set transition period. What should I tell customers who request the renewed certificate?

Share the ZDHC Standard Industry Implementation Approach and advise that you will update your certification within the set period for doing so.

My chemical products are approved for the ZDHC MRSL. But now the ZDHC MRSL will be updated, what must I do to update my certification?

Please contact your ZDHC MRSL Accepted Certification Body to enquire about the process they will follow with you.

Based on their validity period, my chemical product certifications only expire in late 2021 or in 2022. Must these chemical products be re-certified before the relevant expiry dates?

Each Certification Body will contact their customers to inform them on what is needed to transition their certificates.

Must new chemical products that are uploaded via third-party certification be re-tested against the latest version of the ZDHC MRSL?

This depends on the chemical product and the process followed by the Certification Body. Please contact your Certification Body once they are accepted for the latest version.

02/ Gateway related

During the transition period, a formulator's valid certificate for the conformance of their chemical products could expire in, for example, early 2021. What process should they then follow? Will all current certificates become invalid?

The certificate remains valid but the level of conformance on the ZDHC Gateway will drop to registered.

How will a chemical product be differentiated as compliant amongst the different versions in the ZDHC Gateway - Chemical Module?

The version of compliance will be visible.

After January 2021, can chemicals that are certified for ZDHC MRSL V1.1 or non-public Level 0 Gateway chemical products remain in the ZDHC Gateway?

If a chemical product is still active it can remain visible but will only have the status of registered.

If my chemical product has a certification for ZDHC MRSL V1.1 and V2.0, what should I do on the ZDHC Gateway - Chemical Module?

Upload the certificates, the ZDHC Gateway will automatically display the latest version.

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