The European Chemicals Agency, keystone of REACH
"REACH, the new European legislation on the use and marketing of chemicals, came into effect on 1 June 2007. The rules require industry to register substances manufactured or imported in quantities of one tonne or more a year. Approximately 30 000 chemicals already on the European market will have to be registered before June 2018. A new European agency, based in Helsinki, has been set up to manage the technical, administrative and scientifi c aspects of REACH. It will be centrally important to the roll-out and success of the reform."
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