EU Regulation of Chemicals: REACH

Publication Date	January 2006
Publisher	Smithers Rapra
Product Type	Report
Pages	130
ISBN Number	978-1-85957-516-1
Product Code	RAP00013

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Summary

Chemical control measures in the EU are soon to be dramatically revised, and this Rapra Review Report sets the scene by describing the key facts of the existing measures and the objectives of the future chemicals policy: REACH. REACH - Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals - will place a duty on companies that manufacture, import and use chemicals in the EU to assess the risks arising from their use and manage any risks identified. With industry concerns about the cost of compliance in terms of testing, in-house management, and scientific and regulatory advice and consultancy, this Rapra Review Report presents the essential details of the objectives and timescales involved with the legislation.

The objective of the new legislation is to ensure a high level of protection for human health and the environment whilst maintaining an efficient internal market and innovation and competitiveness in the chemical industry. The author covers the main points, with abstracts from the Polymer Library identifying the sources for further reading on this subject.

This Rapra Review Report is essential reading for chemical and material manufacturers and suppliers. It describes clearly the forthcoming fundamental changes to chemical control in the EU.

Content

1 Introduction
2 Current EU Chemical Control Legislation for New and Existing Chemicals
- 2.1 Notification of New Chemical Substances
- 2.2 The Existing Chemicals Regulation
3 Classification and Hazard Communication for Dangerous Chemical Substances and Preparations in the EU
- 3.1 Classification and Labelling of Dangerous Substances
- 3.2 The Dangerous Preparations Directive
- 3.3 Safety Data Sheets
- 3.4 The Global Harmonised Scheme for Classification and Labelling of Chemicals
4 Objectives of the EU Strategy for a Future Chemicals Policy: REACH
5 Registration of Chemicals
6 Evaluation of Chemicals
7 Authorisation of Chemicals
8 Persistent, Bioaccumulative and Toxic and Very Persistent and Very Bioaccumulative Substances
9 The Requirement to Register and Special Cases
10 Standard Safety Data for Registration
11 Non-Standard Safety Data for Registration
- 11.1 Options to Adapt Standard Data
- 11.2 Existing Studies and Literature Data
- 11.3 Surrogate Data: Calculation, Read-Across and SAR/QSAR
- 11.4 Alternatives to Animal Studies
- 11.5 Data Waivers and Weight of Evidence
12 The Registration Dossier
- 12.1 Technical and Administrative Information for Registration
- 12.2 The IUCLID Electronic Format
13 The Chemical Safety Report
14 EU Risk Assessment
- 14.1 Framework for EU Risk Assessment
- 14.2 Human Health Risk Assessment
- 14.3 Environmental Risk Assessment
15 Confidentiality and Data Protection under REACH
- 15.1 Publication of Registration Data
- 15.2 Data Protection and the Substance Information Exchange Forum
16 Preparing for REACH
- 16.1 Status of REACH Legislation
- 16.2 Preparing for REACH
17 Conclusions
18 Acknowledgements
Additional References
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Subject Index
Company Index