REACH EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT VOTE – CHEMICAL CONTROL SYSTEM AUTOMOBILE MAKERS
January 1st, 2005
BY ALAN OSBORN
IMPORTANT changes in the European auto manufacturing industry are expected next year following the introduction of a new crackdown on dangerous chemicals by the European Union (EU). The proposed legislation, known as REACH (registration, evaluation and authorisation of chemicals), has been recently adopted by the European Parliament and now requires the assent of the 25 EU member countries and this is likely to be given - at least in principle - before the year-end. The REACH proposals, which call for extra testing and registration of 30,000 ...
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