Countdown to REACH |
In early 2007, REACH–the massive legislation from the European Union (EU) requiring the registration and testing of more than 30,000 chemicals, metals, and compounds–will enter into force. Eighteen months later, producers and importers will have to start complying.
REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) requires that companies in the EU making or importing more than one ton of a chemical substance per year register it in a central database.
According to the European Commission, the purpose of the legislation is to “improve the protection of human health and the environment while maintaining the competitiveness and enhancing the innovative capability of the EU chemicals industry. REACH [will] furthermore give greater responsibility to industry to manage the risks from chemicals and to provide safety information on the substances.
Mr. Aino Tuominen, consultant, of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, explains how REACH will impact companies inside and outside the EU in three key areas: strategy, risk management, and enterprise applications.
To learn more about this important regulation, download "Countdown to REACH: Massive Global Chemical Legislation" below.
Count Down to Reach
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