New proposals will bring ‘huge bureaucratic burden’

Article is part of a Financial Times Special Report entitled 'Business of Chemicals', and argues that the information requirements of the European Union's new chemicals policy are excessive. The author is President of the European Chemical Industry Council, CEFIC.

European Commission: DG Environment: Policies: Chemicals: REACH http://ec.europa.eu/environment/chemicals/reach/reach_intro.htm

http://www.cefic.be/ http://www.cefic.be/

http://www.cefic.be/Files/NewsReleases/Press_Release_14_July_2003.pdf http://www.cefic.be/Files/NewsReleases/Press_Release_14_July_2003.pdf

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