Keyword: chemicals regulation

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UK Chemicals Seek Post-Brexit Clarity

11.05.2017 - The UK chemical industry is seeking clarity on the future of chemicals regulation after Brexit. In a recent report, the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee called on the...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

European Chemicals Agency and The Appeals Process

16.12.2013 - Little-Known Step - More than six years after the REACH regulation went into force, perhaps the least-known part of the regulation is the Board of Appeal (BoA) of the European...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Reach Offers Lessons for U.S. Chemicals Regulation

04.10.2013 - Borrowing From EU Approaches - The EU's Reach regulation (EC 1907/2006) enacted a comprehensive approach to chemicals, sweeping away four decades of legislation in 2007. All 31...

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New ECHA Committee Starts Working for Safe Biocidal Products

29.03.2013 - The first meeting of the Biocidal Products Committee from 26 to 27 March 2013 was one of the big milestones in preparation for the new regulation. The committee has started work on...

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European Association of Chemical Distributors Comments on REACH Review

06.02.2013 - The European Association of Chemical Distributors (Fecc), acknowledges the REACH review communication published by the European Commission today. The chemical distribution industry...

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EU Lagging in Controls Over Hazardous Chemicals

30.10.2012 - More than a thousand potentially hazardous chemicals often found in cosmetics and cleaning supplies remain unregulated on the European market, environmental activists say. Green...

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The Impact and Future of REACh

14.05.2012 - REACh - The European Union chemicals regulation REACh (short for Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) requires all companies manufacturing or...