REACH: Industry urged to pre-register all chemicals by 1 December 2008
Vice-President Günter Verheugen, responsible for Enterprise and Industry policy and the Commissioner for the Environment, Stravros Dimas, commonly stated: "REACH is the most ambitious chemicals legislation in the world. It will enable us to drastically increase our knowledge on the use of chemicals and to use them safely, thus protecting human health and the environment. REACH will make an invaluable contribution to safe management of chemicals in the EU. We will soon enter the crucial stage of pre-registration, and we strongly encourage every manufacturer and importer of chemicals, to pre-register as soon as possible. To be safe, please do not miss the deadline of 1 December 2008."
Geert Dancet, Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency, ECHA, stressed that: "The countdown towards pre-registration of chemical substances has started. ECHA has worked hard to provide guidance and tools that are easy to understand. Its multilingual website and the REACH helpdesks are ready to assist companies in pre-registering on-line."
Today's alert is driven by the concern that some companies may still not be conscious of their obligations, either because they are not aware of the scope or the specific requirements or because they believe that REACH does not affect them, especially if they are not part of the chemicals sector. The Commission therefore calls upon Member States authorities, industry, third countries and other stakeholders to help to make the obligations known to all enterprises concerned.
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