Brussels, 15/04/2008 (Agence Europe) - Some 30,000 chemicals currently in use (e.g. acids, metals, solvents, surfactants, glues) have to be pre-registered at the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) between 1st June and 1st December 2008. With the new chemicals legislation REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals) coming into operation on 1 June, the European Commission and ECHA, last Friday, drew companies' attention to their obligations.
Tens of thousands of...