ECHA Launches REACH 2018 Web Portal For Low-Tonnage Registrants
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
New pages on the European Chemicals Agency’s website are targeted to firms facing registration and reporting requirements under the REACH program’s May 31, 2018 deadline. Addressing seven “phases” of registration, the REACH 2018 portal provides information and tips to manufacturers and importers of chemicals in volumes less than 100 tons, who should begin compiling their dossiers now, the agency says.
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