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First REACH enforcement project |
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30 April 2009 |
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REACH-EN-FORCE-1, a joint REACH enforcement project, has started across Europe. National inspectors are checking pre-registrations, registrations and - where applicable - the provisions for Safety Data Sheets. The enforcement project enforces the core principle of REACH: no data, no market.
This first enforcement project was launched this week at a meeting of the Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement in Helsinki.
The project will give a first impression of the level of compliance by manufacturers and importers (including only representatives) with REACH in the European Union and European Economic Area. At the same time, the capacity of the enforcement authorities to enforce REACH will be enhanced. REACH's pre-registration process ended in December 2008.
Data collected by inspectors will be used by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to produce a compliance report by early 2010.
ECHA press release
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