REACH is the new EU legislation for the chemicals industry. REACH took effect on 1 June 2007 and is applicable across the whole industry chain. REACH replaces all EU legislation relating to chemical substances, existing until June 2007.

REACH is the acronym for Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals:

Registration: The REACH legislation requires industry to register all existing and future new substances, produced or imported in volumes above 1 ton/year, to the ECHA. About 30,000 substances will be subject to registration obligations.
Evaluation: The evaluation of the data for a substance classified as dangerous above 100 tons/year and/or of high concern will be performed by competent authorities in the Member States. A possible outcome of the Evaluation phase is that additional information will be needed, or that the substance has to go through the Authorization phase, or even that the marketing or use of the substance will be restricted.
Authorization: Authorization will be required for each use of substances of very high concern. Companies applying for an authorization will have to demonstrate that they can adequately control the risks posed by the chemical substance and/or that the social and economic benefits of the substance outweigh the associated risks.

REACH applies to most commonly used substances. To allow the continued supply of all these chemicals, each must be registered with the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in Helsinki (http://echa.europa.eu/).

Without the required information, substances that fall under the REACH regulation may NOT be manufactured, imported, traded or used in the European Union.
All manufacturers and importers of a substance in quantities above 1 ton per annum must identify the hazards linked to the substances they manufacture and import. Furthermore, appropriate Risk Management Measures must be developed for each application of each substance. The information must be communicated to downstream users so that they can handle the substance safely. The safety information will be given in extended Safety Data Sheets (eSDS).

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