Chemical Regulation in the European Union (EU): Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals

The Congressional Research Service, a department of the Library of Congress, conducts research and analysis for Congress on a broad range of national and international policy issues. Some of the CRS work is carried out specifically for individual members of Congress or their staff and is confidential. However, there is also much CRS compiled material which is considered public but is not formally published on the CRS website.

For that reason a number of other organisations try to keep track of these publications and make them publicly available via their own websites. Currently, ESO uses the following websites to track these reports and allow access to them in ESO:

EveryCRSReport.com
Federation of American Scientists (FAS)

In some cases hyperlinks allows you to access all versions of a report, including the latest. Note that many reports are periodically updated.On 1 June 2007, the European Union (EU) began to implement a new law governing chemicals in EU commerce: Registration, Evaluation, Autorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH). It was intended to protect human health and the environment from hazardous chemicals while at the same time protecting the competitiveness of European industry. This report summaries REACH and progress in its implementation.

• Primary Source

Federation of American Scientists (FAS): Congressional Research Service [CRS] Reports https://fas.org/sgp/crs/index.html

EveryCRSReport.com https://www.everycrsreport.com/

ESO: Background information: REACH chemical safety review: Re-opening a can of worms? http://www.europeansources.info/record/reach-chemical-safety-review-re-opening-a-can-of-worms/

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