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The Impact and Future of REACh
REACh - The European Union chemicals regulation REACh (short for Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) requires all companies manufacturing or importing chemical substances into the EU in quantities of one tonne or more per year to register these with the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in Helsinki, Finland.more
Reach In 2013
First Round - By Dec. 1, 2010, the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) had received approximately 25,000 registration dossiers for about 4,700 different chemical substances that are produced in or imported into the European Union, mainly in the tonnage band of over 1,000t/y.Furthermore, it received more than 3.1 million notifications from approximately 110,000 different substances where basic classification data were communicated. It has been estimated that this huge effort has cost the European chemical industry already more than €1.2 billion.
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Strategic Chemicals Management and Reach
Deep Impact - Reach affects almost all departments in a chemical company. It is not only an issue for the regulatory affairs manager, but has an overall impact on procurement, production, distribution, sales and marketing. Customers, authorities and investors need to be assured that a company is compliant with the Reach legislation. TNO Triskelion advises that Reach compliance relates to your license to operate and therefore has to be a priority for management all the way up to board level. ‘We Buy, Transform and Sell Chemicals' more18.10.2011ECHA Board Decisions in Fee Disputes
The European Chemicals Agency's (ECHA) board of appeal has published its first two final decisions on appeals against decisions adopted by ECHA under the Reach Regulation 1. more
Reach Information Responsibilities
Best Practice Solutions - After the enforcement of the Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 (Reach) in 2007, and now after the end of the first registration deadline in 2010, the industries have gathered lots of experience how to deal with the legislation. But there are left some tasks in the process where best practice solutions are still needed. One of those issues is how to provide supply information up and down the supply chain fully compliant to Reach. more
SAP’s Martin Hill on the Importance of Chemical Compliance
Hand In Hand - Compliance with regulations implemented to protect humans and the environment has been a top priority for chemical companies in Europe in the recent years. On the other hand, sustainability is gaining in importance in all industries.Brandi Schuster caught up with Prof. Dr. Martin Hill, vice president of sustainability EMEA at SAP, to talk about the correlation of the two topics. Hill has many years of experience in chemical compliance consultancy and sustainability. more12.05.2011
Letter Reveals EU Fight Over Toxic Chemicals
European chemical companies have warned the watchdog that oversees them that it could face legal action if it publishes the names of manufacturers of the most toxic substances in a growing environmental dispute. more
EU Agency Sued For Transparency On Toxic Chemicals
Two environmental groups said on Monday they had sued Europe's chemicals watchdog for withholding information about the production of toxic chemicals. more
A Long Way Ahead
On The Mend — As Europe pulls out of the worst recession in most people's memory, the local plastics industry is taking stock and preparing for the future. K 2010 seems to come at just the right time to help them reboot their businesses. The road to recovery promises to be long and winding. Recent financial data from various sectors looks encouraging when viewed on a year-on-year basis, but this is largely because the end of 2008 and most of 2009 were so disappointing. more
An Appeal For Calm
Legal Soup - Too short timelines, confusing information, unclear tasks - Reach is as much of a legal jungle as it ever was. With the first deadline approaching in December, many companies are beginning to feel hot under the collar, and some are not even aware of their responsibilities under Reach. Chemical distributors have also not been spared from the expansive legislation. more- Legal
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