Ten years of REACH: making chemicals safer

04 April 2018

For the last 10 years, the key EU law on chemicals ("REACH") has significantly enhanced the protection of human health and the environment and promoted alternatives to animal testing.
Building on this, the European Commission has proposed a number of concrete actions to improve the implementation of REACH. These measures are put forward to improve the quality of registration dossiers submitted by the companies, to simplify the overall authorisation process and to ensure a level playing field between the EU and non-EU companies. The Commission wants to further support SMEs in their compliance and enhance enforcement by national authorities (Press Release European Commission, 5 March 2018).
Click here to read the full press release.
Click here to read the Commission General Report on the operation of REACH and review of certain elements.

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