Legislation - REACH - implementing legislation Implementing Legislation Regulation on the duties placed on registrants to update their registrations under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)

REACH is a European Regulation (No 1907/2006) concerning chemicals and their safe use. It aims to improve the protection of human health and the environment through a system of R egistration, E valuation, A uthorisation and Restriction of Ch emicals.

REACH is the European chemical legislation, which has been described as the most important EU legislation for 20 years.REACH is the new European Union legislation applying to chemical substances, and its aim is to improve the protection of human health and environment from the risks arising from the use of chemicals.

REACH (EC 1907/2006) aims to improve the protection of human health and the environment through the better and earlier identification of the intrinsic properties of chemical substances. This is done by the four processes of REACH, namely the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals.

12/05/2017 · REACH is the strictest and most thorough legislation in place regarding chemical substances and their effects on the environment and human health. What it means Chromium trioxide, otherwise known as hexavalent chromium , is listed as a substance of very high concern requiring authorization because it is a known carcinogen and mutagen.

REACH is a regulation of the European Union, adopted to protect human health and the environment from dangerous chemicals. In principle, REACH applies to all chemical substances: not only those used in industrial processes, but also in day-to-day life.

In a way, REACH is a way for the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to collect information about virtually every chemical substance used for day-to-day and industrial products. REACH deals more in the regulation of chemical substances, particularly those known as Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC).