INTERNATIONAL ROUND UP – ECHA DEMANDS MORE INFORMATION FOR CHEMICALS CLASSIFIED AS INTERMEDIATES
May 1st, 2011
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has told manufacturers of intermediate chemicals - including those used in the paint, coatings and solvent sectors - they may have to submit more information under REACH chemical control system. ECHA screened more than 400 dossiers of substances declared as intermediates and has said that 86% have not proved that this special status should apply - the agency requires less information on intermediates than standard chemical substances. In a communiqué, ECHA said: "Dossiers should provide sufficient ...
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