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The registration of chemical properties relating to products is under way

By the third quarter of 2008 the group will have pre-registered products exported to Europe under the REACH directive.
REACH is an acronym that stands for the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals and is the application of the new European Union (EU) Chemical White Paper decided in 2001 and enforced on 11 June 2007. The REACH initiative applies to the manufacturers or importers of chemicals in quantities above 1 tonne per year in the EU.  

REACH is based on the understanding that industries should manufacture, import or use substances, or place them on the market in a way that, under reasonably foreseeable conditions, does not adversely impact on human health and the environment.   

In order to ensure compliancy manufacturers and importers need to collect or generate data on the substances, and assess how risks to human health and the environment can be controlled by applying suitable risk management measures.   

This has consequences for Scaw because various products are exported to the EU. Scaw will assist the relevant clients in gathering information with regard to the chemical properties of all products exported to the EU.

Scaw’s pre-registration commenced in June 2008 and will be followed by a phased approach to registration.