Commission sees breakthrough on REACH chemicals law

The European Commission is taking action to make progress towards the registration of chemicals and the management of substances of very high concern. Of particular importance is the smooth implementation of the registration of high-volume chemicals by the REACH deadline of 30 November 2010 by implementing solutions to practical problems to support industry’s work, in particular SMEs.

The Commission announced on the 25 March 2010 a common approach on the identification and management of substances of very high concern.

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European Commission: Press Release, IP/10/360: Chemicals: New European Commission determined to make REACH a success http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/10/360&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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