REACH - Are you Prepared?  Essential Resource - EU Regulation of Chemicals REACH

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.

EU Regulation of Chemicals REACH is essential reading for chemical and material manufacturers and suppliers. It describes clearly the forthcoming fundamental changes to chemical control in the EU.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Introduction
2 Current EU Chemical Control Legislation for New and Existing Chemicals
3 Classification and Hazard Communication for Dangerous Chemical Substances and Preparations in the EU
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
12 The Registration Dossier
13 The Chemical Safety Report
14 EU Risk Assessment
15 Confidentiality and Data Protection under REACH
16 Preparing for REACH
17 Conclusions
18 Acknowledgements
Additional References
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Subject Index
Company Index

About the Author
Derek Knight is the Director of Regulatory Affairs at Safepharm Laboratories Ltd. He is an expert in regulatory requirements, providing advice on testing and document submission to regulatory authorities. He has a doctorate in chemistry from Oxford University and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and the British Institute of Regulatory Affairs. He has published extensively on regulatory issues, alternatives to animal testing, food contact materials and biocides.