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American Chemistry Council Challenges E.U. REACH Proposal

December 30, 2005

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) said further steps are needed to create a workable program from the Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) proposal approved by the European Union's Council of Ministers.

The proposal's plans for authorizing the use of chemicals are impractical, according to the ACC. The council said it advocates a common sense approach that ensures safety without reducing competitiveness and stifling trade with burdensome regulations, and encouraged European officials to focus on a scientific, risk-based approach rather than a bureaucratic and onerous system.

The E.U. is expected to enact amendments and make additional technical changes in the months to come in response to this and other questions about the REACH proposal.

Source: American Chemistry Council (ACC).