REACH

Chemicals regulation and its implementation in Lamiflex Group.

REACH stands for Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of CHemicals. The new EU chemicals regulation replaces the current chemicals legislation since 1th June 2007 (in force Commission Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006). Important objectives of the new EU chemicals policy are to improve protection of human health and the environment from potential chemical hazards. It is likewise important to maintain the competitiveness of the EU chemical industry and improve. Companies can produce in the future only chemicals, or import into the EU and put on the market unless they have demonstrated that the substances are safe for humans and the environment. To this end, manufacturers or importers have sufficient data on material properties and must perform a safety assessment for substance-use (physico-chemical properties, hazardous properties and environmental fate).