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REACH = « Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation of CHemicals » The REACH REGULATION (CE) N° 1907/2006 came into force on 1 June 2007 and is directly applicable in all Member States of the European Union. It concerns the producers, importers and users of chemical substances placed on the European market. It specifies a series of obligations concerning the definition of environmental and human risks posed by those substances.
The time limits for these obligations are linked to the volumes placed on the market, and mandatory information must be submitted to ECHA at the following times: -1 December 2010 for substances produced in quantities = or > 1000 tonnes/year, for highly toxic substances to aquatic organisms (R50/53) produced at a rate of 11 tonnes/year or more and for substances which are carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction Cat 1 & 2 produced at a rate of 1 tonne/year or more -1 June 2013 for substances produced in quantities = or > 100 tonnes/year -1 June 2018 for substances produced in quantities = or > 1 tonne/year REACH Regulations specifically define the obligations of producers and users with regard to their suppliers, their downstream clients/users and to the ECHA Chemical Agency based in Helsinki. |


