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Poison centre notification in Austria

Verified against ECHA’s member state overview ·

Austria's PCN setup is simple. Since 1 January 2021 every poison centre notification for the Austrian market goes through the ECHA Submission portal, there's no national fee, and you may place the mixture on the market as soon as the submission report shows the dossier passed ECHA's validation.

The catch is language. Austria is one of the member states that require notification in their official language, so the dossier content must be in German. An English-only dossier doesn't meet the Austrian requirement, even though neighbouring Germany accepts one.

What to watch for in Austria

  • Austria lists two appointed bodies: the Poison Information Centre (VIZ) at Gesundheit Österreich GmbH and the Environment Agency Austria (Umweltbundesamt).
  • No confirmation-of-receipt wait: you can place the mixture on the market as soon as the dossier passes validation.
  • The Austrian REACH/CLP helpdesk (reachhelpdesk.at) publishes PCN FAQs in English.

The submission itself is the same in every member state that accepts the ECHA route: a PCN dossier in ECHA’s current format, with the mixture’s UFI, its full composition and its product category. See how to submit a PCN for the process end to end, or compare the 30 countries in the country overview table.

Sources

  1. Overview of Member States decisions (MSD), ECHA, v14, May 2026.
  2. Appointed bodies list, ECHA, accessed July 2026.
  3. Austrian REACH/CLP helpdesk: PCN FAQ, Umweltbundesamt, accessed July 2026.