...When the Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) chemicals directive entered into force in the E.U. on Friday, BASF was prepared. The company said it has been gearing up for the new regulations for over three years, making sure its knowledge of manufacturing and testing was up-to-date with the legislation.... more...

...About 40 EU officials will on Friday (1 June) start work at the new European Chemicals Agency in Helsinki, as the EU's REACH chemicals bill officially enters into force. But consumers will wait years before they see any changes in household goods like detergents, perfumes or toys.... more...

...On Friday, July 13, at 11 a.m. PDT, Design Chain Associates (DCA), a San Francisco firm that helps companies with environmental compliance, will hold a free webinar on the European Union’s (EU) Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH). The webinar is targeted to the needs of North American manufacturers.... more...

...EU countries have new legislation, which means tens of thousands of chemicals in everyday use will have to be tested.... more...

...The Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (Reach) legislation came into force this month. Reach requires a review of health, safety and environmental impact of chemicals in Europe and affects anyone producing, importing or using chemicals. Within 18 months all companies must make sure chemical products are identified and recorded with a central European Chemicals Agency in Helsinki.... more...

...The European Commission has today proposed to align the current EU system of classification of chemical substances to the United Nations Globally Harmonised System (GHS).... more...

...Backed by a 40-person agency in Helsinki, the bloc's far-reaching regulations for the chemical industry go into effect... more...

...New EU regulations that came into force at the beginning of this month require clothing manufacturers and importers to identify and quantify the chemicals used in their products. A series of registration deadlines is due to roll out over the next 15 years, but as Keith Nuthall explains, companies only have until 1 December 2008 to complete the pre-registration process.... more...

...The 2007 World Chemistry Leadership Meeting will be held 10 August 2007 as part of the IUPAC General Assembly and 41st World Chemistry Congress in Torino, Italy. This year’s WCLM will focus on the emerging chemical regulatory environment and its effect on the basic chemical sciences, the chemical industry, and society.... more...

...Companies exporting chemicals to the European Union (EU) are stepping up their own product safety scrutiny to comply with a stiff new EU norm-the Registration Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (REACH). This norm, that addresses the safety concerns over the use of chemical substances in EU countries, immediately affects about 750 Indian chemicals exporters.... more...

...The Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission has released a software tool to help chemical companies comply with the new REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) legislation. The software application, IUCLID 5 (International Uniform Chemical Information Database), aims to help the chemical industry fulfil its reporting obligations to submit data to the new European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).... more...

...Well, concerns in Europe about chemicals have led to a new law that just went into effect there. It's called REACH - short for: Registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemicals. And the European Union law is certainly far-reaching and controversial.... more...

...When Xin Yu first heard of REACH, the European Union's new regulation on chemicals, his immediate response was to wonder if it was the same as RoHS, another EU regulation forbidding the use of hazardous substances. It was a natural reaction for Xin: he doesn't have much time to think about regulatory changes these days. In fact, now is the busiest time of the year for the textile exporter in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province.... more...

...As electronics brand owners and manufacturers emerge from their RoHS ordeals, many are becoming increasingly aware that the EU's RoHS directive was only the first in a litany of environmental standards and legislation that affect their ability to sell their products on the global market.... more...

...The regulation on the Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (REACH) continues to evoke controversy as it enters into force on 1 June. While the chemical industry appears ready to work with the new law, environmental groups continue to lament what they see as its shortcomings.... more...