Registration, Evaluation Authorisation of Chemicals

In May 2003 the Directorates General (DGs) Environment and Enterprise jointly published a draft proposal for an EU Regulation to introduce the new REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation of Chemicals) scheme. This article explains in some detail the main themes of the new REACH system. 

European Commission (2003). Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament Concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH). Brussels E.C. 

REACH (2007) Registration, Evaluations and Authorisation of Chemicals, http //ec.europa.eu/... 

However, the cost of simple substitution and shallow innovation can be substantial. The new EU regulations on Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (REACH) are expected to result in a large number of chemicals that are currently freely available to vanish from the market. Formulated commercial products such as inks, adhesives and paints can contain up to 60 individual chemicals in one formulation. If one of these is withdrawn as a result of REACH, the potential costs of reformulation can be very high. 

REACH Registration Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals... 

REACH Registration Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemical Substances (European Community Regulation on chemicals and their... 

European Commission (2006) Regulation No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals (REACH)... 

Industry is obligated to submit mandatory dossiers to the REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals) registry, an environmental protection regulation within the framework of the European Union (EU), and are to include a GHS aquatic hazard classification proposal. Both REACH and the GHS have significant implications for environmental protection... 

The core of the new EU scheme to control chemicals is REACH Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (32, 93). REACH will place a duty on companies that manufacture, import and use chemicals in the EU to assess the risks arising from their use, which will often require safety testing, and manage any risks identified. 

Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (REACH), European Commission, Brussels, Belgium, May 2003. 

The effect of European REACH legislation, which will cover all chemicals used in the European countries, on the paint industry is discussed and proposals made for a possible solution. REACH is the abbreviation for Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals. A case study involving vehicle refinish paints is described. Recommendations made by the industry for an improved REACH are considered. 

In what is being called the most far-reaching overhaul of European Union environmental policy ever, the European Commission released a draft policy proposal on May 7 that, if enacted, would require virtually all manufacturers of chemicals to provide risk assessments and other information regarding products they sell or ship into the EU. Chemicals would also have to be registered with the EC and many downstream users of products that contain chemical entities would have to file paperwork as well. The Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals, or REACH, proposal would apply to approximately 30,000 new and existing chemicals, and test data would have to be developed on some 5000 specific chemical entities, many of which have been commonly used for decades. EUROPEAN COMMISSION... 

This presentation discusses current EU chemical legislation and examines the shortcomings of some of the regulations in place with respect to dangerous chemicals. The Commission White Paper is discussed, and in particular, the REACH system which involves the registration, evaluation and authorisation of chemicals used in food-contact applications. The impact of the REACH system on food-contact plastic manufacturers is examined, with respect to suppliers of monomers and additives, plastic manufacturers, converters and packagers. 

REACH. In 2003 the EU Commission proposed a new chemicals policy -REACH (Registration, Evaluation, and Authorisation of Chemicals). The biocides used in AF products are still registered through the BPD, but the other paint constituents as with all other chemical constituents produced or imported > 1 ton/year on the European market will need to be partly or fully risk assessed under REACH. The legislation is expected to enter into force in 2007 (EU, 2003b). 

REACH is an acronym comprising the most important elements of the new chemicals legislation at EU level Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of CHemicals, cf http //europa.eu.int/comm/enterpiise/chemicals/chempol/whitepaper/reach.htm Cf Grupp et al 2002, Dominguez-Lacasa et al 2003... 

To conclude, research, applications and expectations with regard to emulsions are permanently evolving. Changes in the macro-economic context along with various political decisions (e.g., sustainable development. Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (REACH) directive for the European Union) are factors which influence the conditions in which emulsion-based products are fabricated and used. It is probable that these changes will motivate technological developments and new advances in emulsion science. 

On 29 October 2003, the Commission adopted a proposal for a new EU regulatory framework for chemicals, the so-called REACH (Registration, Evaluation, and Authorisation of CHemicals). This new regulatory framework achieved all the objectives identified in the White Paper (EU 2001) and thus represents a model of sustainable development by pursuing its three main goals economic (industrial competitiveness), social (health protection and jobs), and environmental. 

The Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemical substances (REACH) regulations came into force on June 1, 2007. At that time, it was estimated that there were approximately 100,000 existing chemicals, of which approximately 30,000 were marketed in volumes at or above 1 tonne per year. For these 30,000 substances, a registration dossier must be submitted. The registration requirements depend on the tonnage thresholds, as follows ... 

EU REACH (2011) REACH lepslation for registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals, http //ec.europa.eu/ environment / chemicals /reach/reac h intro. htm. Accessed 24 Aug 2011... 

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