Product category:
Legislation: REACH, WEEE, RoHS, MCERTS News
News Release from: SGS | Subject: REACH services
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 05 June 2007
REACH: EU chemicals regulations started
on 1 June
REACH will require European producers and importers to register all existing (about 30,000) and all new chemical substances with the new European Chemicals Agency (Helsinki)
On December 30th 2006, the final text of REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union Considered the most ambitious environmental protection policy in the last 20 years, REACH will replace 40 existing EU Regulations and Directives
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 7 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
Related stories
Product and company certification from SGS
SGS Electrical and Electronics wants to offer you Safety and EMC Certifications without any annual fee until the end of 2009
Hightech solar cells for the World market
Solar modules are constantly getting larger and more productive, while solar cells are becoming thinner and more efficient
Protecting human health, the environment and enhancing the competitiveness of the EU chemical industry are the main objectives of REACH.
Once in force, REACH will require European producers and importers to register all existing (about 30,000) and all new substances with the new European Chemicals Agency (Helsinki).
Who will be affected? REACH addresses all industries: textile, cosmetics, chemical, electrical, electronic etc.
The regulation gives manufacturers and importers more responsibility over the hazards of certain chemical compounds found in their products.
They will now be required to manage the risks posed by these chemicals and provide transparent information to consumers on the chemical properties of their products.
In the case of products containing hazardous chemicals, manufacturers have to submit a substitution plan to replace them with safer alternatives.
REACH targets substances of very high concern, such as: endocrine disruptors, CMR - carcinogenic, mutagenic, toxic for reproduction, bio accumulative and toxic substances (formaldehyde, Cr VI, brominated flame-retardants...).
REACH sets priorities for risk assessment and testing and promotes non-animal testing.
Once the regulation is adopted, producers have to intensify their preparatory activities so as to fulfil their duties in time.
SGS can help you with REACH.
Anticipating the implementation of REACH, SGS is now fully prepared from both technical and regulatory points of view to help companies comply with the regulation.
SGS REACH services include:.
* Interactive software: a tool created by SGS to assist clients in their personal REACH strategy (obligations, data, testing).
* Testing capabilities (GLP laboratories).
* Training sessions according to client profiles and issues.
* Seminars on business topics.
* Audit of product portfolios and proposals for work methodology. Request a free brochure from SGS ...
• SGS: contact details and other news
• Email this article to a colleague
• Register for the free Processingtalk email newsletter
• Processingtalk Home Page
Search the Pro-Talk network of sites
