Join the Consortium

Full Consortium membership is open to manufacturers or importers of our substances. There are currently more than 80 Consortium members, and all are encouraged to actively participate in its work.

New member applications

The Consortium welcomes membership applications from legal entities with REACH registration obligations for Consortium substances. Associate membership is available for other industry stakeholders, such as Downstream Users.

Consortium Legal Agreement

A legal agreement sets out the scope of the Consortium’s activities and terms of membership. You can download the Consortium membership documents from this page.

What does membership cost?

The lead industry previously made a multi-million Euro investment in the Voluntary Risk Assessment for Lead and Lead compounds (VRAL), which formed the basis of the original REACH Registration dossiers developed by the Consortium. The Consortium also invested over €3 million to prepare for the 2010 registration deadline. The work of the Consortium is funded by the fees paid by its members.

Membership of the Lead REACH Consortium is on a per legal entity basis; there are no discounts for multiple corporate legal entities joining the Consortium.

Membership is subject to financial contributions including an annual Fixed Fee. The annual Fixed Fees, as set by the Consortium’s Steering Committee, are €8 500 for lead metal and €6 250 for lead compounds in 2026. A joining fee is payable on admission to the Consortium. A cost break-down is available on request to any legal entity interested in Consortium membership. 

Note that, under the terms of the Lead REACH Consortium Agreement, any legal entity which resigns from membership and then wishes to rejoin at a later date will be required to pay another joining fee; no discount will normally be afforded for previous membership.

More information on cost sharing arrangements can be found in the document, Funding Structure for Sharing of REACH-Related Costs.

Consortium Membership Documents

This section provides access to all documents needed to complete the application process for Consortium membership.

NOTE: Any company wishing to apply for membership must download all the relevant documents below and carefully follow the instructions contained within. Failure to correctly complete or supply any of the required documentation may delay your membership application.