Understanding REACH REACH is a regulation of the European Union, adopted to improve the protection of human health and the environment from the risks that can be posed by chemicals, while …

Mar 6, 2026 · REACH places responsibility on industry to manage the risks from chemicals and to provide safety information on the substances. To that end, manufacturers and importers are required …

REACH Initial text Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals …

Substances restricted under REACH The table below is the Annex XVII to REACH and includes all the restrictions adopted in the framework of REACH and the previous legislation, Directive 76/769/EEC. …

The European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) has agreed its draft opinion on the universal restriction proposal on all per- and polyfluoroalkyl …

Mar 3, 2026 · REACH restriction proposal on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) – questions and answers These questions and answers explain the restriction process under the EU’s chemicals …

Search for other data on chemicals Below you can find all publicly available data on chemicals held by ECHA, other than REACH registration dossiers.

Evaluation under REACH focuses on three different areas: Examination of testing proposals submitted by registrants Compliance check of the dossiers submitted by registrants Substance evaluation Once …

Companies may have immediate legal obligations following the inclusion of a substance in the Candidate List on this website including in particular Articles 7, 31 and 33 of the REACH Regulation. …

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