Information on REACH
Regulation EC No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Regulation Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 and Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC.
Reach Regulation came into force on 1 June 2007, directly applicable in all Member States.
REACH stands for Registration names Regulation, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals
Registration – Substances produced or imported in quantities ? 1 ton / year are subject to mandatory registration, but for all substances in quantities of ? 10 tonnes / year will have to be carried out in CSA and CSR.
Evaluation (Evaluation) – All documents will be checked for completeness and data quality assessment. The result may be to request further research or in the case of substances of high concern to take restrictive measures.
Authorization and Restriction – Chemicals of very high concern such as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction will be subject to further review and may be authorized for specific uses or in certain situations can be totally banned.
of Chemicals (Chemicals) – ECHA in Helsinki, will manage the REACH process and take responsibility for registration of substances, dossier evaluation, maintaining databases, coordinating data sharing and avoidance of unnecessary testing. Member States are responsible at the local level for providing helpdesks and forums for stakeholders in the country and for providing technical data for the evaluation of substances.
The objectives of REACH are as follows:
- ensure a high level of human health and the environment from the dangers that may be caused by chemicals
- increase the competitiveness of the EU chemicals industry
- promotion of alternative test methods, risk assessment of substances
- ensure the free circulation of substances on the internal market of the European Union, increasing competitiveness and innovation
- to minimize testing on vertebrate animals