Registration, Evaluation, Authorization of Chemicals

According to the novel European regulations named REACH System (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization of Chemicals), every chemical substance introduced into the market at the total amount of more than 1 ton per year has to be registered in the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). Moreover, if the yearly production or import of the substance exceeds 10 tons, a comprehensive Chemical Safety Report (CSR) is required for the registration [1, 2],... 

REA 06] Reach, Registration Evaluation Authorization of Chemical, Reglement CE no. 1 907/2006,18 December 2006. 

REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization of Chemical is the consistent continuation of rules to satisfy the EU administration with a perfect system to safeguard absolute security to protect humans and the environment regarding the use of chemicals. The topic of REACH will not be discussed in detail in this chapter because of its complexity and it touches only to a small extent the title of this contribution. 

Registration, evaluation, authorization of chemicals (REACH) is a regulation in Europe for the consistent continuation of the existing rules and the ideal of the EU administration regarding absolute safety for the use of chemicals within the EU. Provisions in REACH regarding essential oils are expressed as follows (58) ... 

Research and Development Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (EU) Restrictions on Hazardous Substances Rest of World... 

Some aspects related to the chemicals regulations are also reviewed, especially those affecting the European new chemicals legislation, such as REACH (regulation concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorizations and restriction of Chemicals). Some socioeconomic aspects are also treated in relation to the need of chemicals for the society. 

In the European Union, a very comprehensive initiative with the aim to improve the protection of human health and the environment from the hazards of chemicals, and to enhance the competitiveness of the EU s chemical industry, is under way. It is referred to as REACIT, which stands for Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals. REACFf places greater responsibility on industry to manage the risk of chemicals and provide appropriate safety information to professional users and, as far as the most hazardous substances, to consumers. New substances need to be registered before they are placed on the market. REACH came in force on June 1, 2007, with a phased implementation over the next decade. There is no doubt that it will affect the UV/EB industry. 

The European system for regulating synthetic chemicals, described in Chapter 5, is predominantly risk-based . This means that restrictions on the manufacture or use of chemicals must be justified by reference to evidence that there is a risk of the chemical causing a specified type of harm. REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and restriction of Chemicals) does not define the term risk , but the directive on risk assessment of new substances defined it as the incidence and severity of the adverse effects likely to occur [...] due to actual or predicted exposure to a substance (Article 2 of Directive 93/67/EEC). In the first part of this chapter I look at how risks from chemicals are assessed. What does chemicals risk assessment in practice aim to achieve Can it provide the reliable evidence needed for agreement by all parties on whether or not a chemical poses a risk My answer to this second question is no there are multiple uncertainties in chemicals risk assessment which lead to protracted debates as to whether a chemical poses a risk or not. 

For example, once implemented, the European Commission s new chemicals policy REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals) -endorsed in 2003 - would require manufacturers and importers of over one ton per year of any chemical substance to gather information on the properties, hazards, and use of that substance, and submit the data to the European Chemicals Agency. The Agency would then determine if the chemical substance needed to be further regulated, restricted, or banned from use. It is estimated that about 30,000 existing chemicals produced in or imported into Europe would be subject to REACH. Key objectives of the European Commission s initiative on the reformulation of chemicals policy are to raise human and environmental safety levels as well as to simplify and standardize the current legislation. 

This legislation, called REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals), was officially enacted on 1 July 2007. The law ensures that for thirty thousand substances more information will be disseminated, although only about 40 percent of these chemical substances will be researched for potential health and environmental risks. The remaining chemicals will continue to be shrouded in uncertainty. There is also very little research being done regarding the effects of all these substances combined, the so-called chemical cocktail. You can find more information about REACH at these links http //ec. europa.eu/environment/chem icals/reach/reach intro.htm and www. chemicalspolicy.org/downloads/REA CHisHere220307.pdf. 

Increased production levels require additional toxicology and ecotoxicology data to ensure that prolonged exposure effects are understood.10 Today, the ELINCS system is being progressed under European proposals labeled REACH—Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals. 

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In the first stage of the process, the independent body selects QSARs that are potentially useful in the context of a specific regulatory system, such as the future Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) system in the EU (European Commission, 2001). The selection could be based on a review of the scientific literature, or on the assessment of dossiers submitted by the proponents of QSAR models, such as industry, academia, or regulatory bodies. 

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