REGULATION (EC) No 1907/2006 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL - concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing

• Date: December 07, 2010
• Source: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/

Entered into force in June 2007, REACH or Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals is a European Union Regulation. As per the REACH guidelines, all companies manufacturing or importing chemical substances into the European Union in quantities of one tonne or more per year are mandated to register these substances with a new European Chemical Agency (ECHA) in Helsinki, Finland. The present guidance also addresses the issue of chemical 'substances of very high concern' (SVHC) because of their potential negative impacts on human health or the environment.

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