REACH: The next steps
Hazardous Cargo Bulletin
Publication Date: May 22, 2009
This article, written by Nick Elliot concerning the EU’s new chemical regime, sets out what industry needs to do next and some of the pitfalls to be avoided.
The REACH Regulations established a new system for the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) in the EU when implemented on 1 June 2007. The REACH regime has phased implementation over an 11-year period. REACH covers substances and substance mixtures, substances that are intentionally released during normal use of products and particularly hazardous substances, where exposure cannot be avoided during normal and predictable use. The REACH regime introduces new responsibilities and obligations on those involved in the manufacture, import and use of chemicals substances in the EU. REACH impacts not only the EU chemical industry but also any entity that manufactures in or imports substances/products into the EU.
The article was published in the May edition of Hazardous Cargo Bulletin.
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