REACH: Best Practice Guide to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006

Council Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) constitutes the basic law for any business concerned with chemical substances in the EU.

This handbook covers all the relevant issues from initial registration to enforcement. The structure of the handbook is as follows:-

• The Politics of REACH; Scope of REACH;
• Registration of Substances;
• Status of non-Community Manufacturers and the Only Representatives;
• Joint Submission;
• Data Sharing in the SIEF;
• Formation and Operation of Consortia;
• Substances in Articles;
• Information Requirements in the Supply Chain;
• Downstream Users;
• Classification and Labelling Inventory;
• Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction;
• Legal Actions and Appeals;
• Enforcement;
• A Business Strategy for Enterprises.