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The REACH Regulation

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REACH, the European Community Regulation on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemical Substances, is one of the Community’s most complex environmental regulations.

This regulation covers all chemical substances in the EU. The pre-study for the REACH regulation shows that there were over 103,000 different chemical substances within the community.

The key aim behind REACH is to get control of the use of these substances including end of life treatment and recyclability. The regulation states that, in principle, companies must manage the risks of all chemical substances and preparations that they produce in quantities greater than 1 ton and/or import, process, use or distribute these substances and preparations in the EU.

Specific requirements cover the following substances:

  • Triethyl arsenate - 427-700-2
  • Anthracene - 204-371-1
  • Diaminodiphenylmethane (MDA) - 202-974-4
  • Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) - 201-557-4
  • Cobalt dichloride - 231-589-4
  • Diarsenic pentaoxide - 215-116-9
  • Diarsenic trioxide - 215-481-4
  • Sodium dichromate - 234-190-3
  • 5-tert-butyl-2,4,6-trinitro-m-xylene (musk xylene) - 201-329-4
  • Bis (2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) - 204-211-0
  • Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) and all major diastereoisomers - 247-148-4 and 221-695-9
  • (Alpha-hexabromocyclododecane – 134237-50-6)
  • (Beta-hexabromocyclododecane - 134237-51-7)
  • (Gamma-hexabromocyclododecane 134237-52-8)
  • Alkanes, C10-13, chloro (Short Chain Chlorinated Paraffins) 287-476-5
  • Bis(tributyltin)oxide (TBTO) - 200-268-0
  • Lead hydrogen arsenate - 232-064-2
  • Benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP) - 201-622-7

 There is a draft proposal to include more chemical substances to this list.

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