ECHA Reviewing Discounted REACH Fees To Ensure SMEs Truly Qualify
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
The European Chemicals Agency will be asking companies that benefited from reduced fees on REACH registrations during the 2013-2015 period to provide documentation verifying their SME status. Registrants need to be checking REACH-IT regularly and potentially taking proactive measures to avoid penalties.
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