COMPLIANCE JITTERS GROW AS REACH PREREGISTRATION DEADLINE APPROACHES
November 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
WITH the first major deadline looming for the roll out of European Union (EU) chemical control system REACH, concerns are growing that many chemical associated companies may struggle to successfully comply with its terms.
The system's administrator the Helsinki-based European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has been stressing the importance of REACH's December 1's pre-registration deadline. By then, companies have to declare what chemicals they make or import are going to be registered with the ECHA. This is a more complex process that will be ...
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