Christoph
18-12-06, 21:42
The European Union has approved a new chemical law to replace regulation that is over 40 years old. But the new EU chemicals legislation (REACH) is in critical condition, according to health, environment, and consumer groups.
'Alive'
On the positive side, the legislation sets Europe on a first modest step towards a new approach to the regulation of chemicals: companies will have to provide safety data for large volume chemicals that they produce or import into Europe, and there is a mechanism for the substitution of persistent and bioaccumulative chemicals if safer alternatives exist. It also allows the public to request information about the presence of a limited number of hazardous chemicals in products.
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/news/eu-reach-chemical-law-vote131206
'Alive'
On the positive side, the legislation sets Europe on a first modest step towards a new approach to the regulation of chemicals: companies will have to provide safety data for large volume chemicals that they produce or import into Europe, and there is a mechanism for the substitution of persistent and bioaccumulative chemicals if safer alternatives exist. It also allows the public to request information about the presence of a limited number of hazardous chemicals in products.
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/news/eu-reach-chemical-law-vote131206