What Is Reach?

 

REACH is a European Union regulation for registration, evaluation and authorization of chemicals. It entered into force on 1 June 2007 and covers a number of EU regulations and Statutes and collects them under a single system.

 

Purpose

 

REACH regulations were accepted by all European Union (EU) Member States and European Economic Area (EEA), were prepared to take control of chemical products manufacturing, import and marketing.

 

Under REACH:

·         Providing a high level of protection of the chemical usage in environment and human health,

·         Being held responsible for risks related to usage purposes of people who launch chemicals to the market, for understanding and management

·         Ensuring free movement of substances in the EU market,

·         Increasing competition and innovation in the EU chemical industry,

For evaluating harmful features of items, being encouraged its alternative methods are aimed.

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