Welcome to Steptoe's new REACH Resource Center, a website specifically designed to assist you in navigating this complex legislation from start to finish.
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REACH Resource Center
Are you ready for REACH? Our integrated approach will help you ensure compliance with all elements of the European Union REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) Regulation 1907/2006. Steptoe’s REACH team combines the legal, regulatory and technical insight necessary for cost-effective compliance. Failure to comply will result in a ban on market access - the "no data, no market" principle.
REACH will affect at least 30,000 substances placed on the EU market. It puts direct obligations on EU manufacturers, importers and down-stream users of substances on their own, in preparations and in finished articles containing them. Exporters to the European Union must also take steps to ensure full compliance and will face additional challenges in protecting proprietary data. All those sharing data will need to ensure that fair compensation is received in return.
Pre-registration of existing substances, starting in June 2008, is an essential first step to benefiting from extended registration deadlines, phased-in according to hazard classification and volumes manufactured/imported. Steptoe’s REACH team is prepared to help you manage the entire process.
Members of our REACH team have years of experience working with companies in the international chemicals industry, representing large and SME producers and exporters in general and specialty chemicals. They are well-versed in the complex requirements of data development and management and have solid experience working with consortia formed for registration/approvals.
More about REACH:
- Review our February EU Analyst article A Detailed Description of REACH
- Examine 10 Things You Should Know About REACH
- View the REACH Glossary
- Read our industry-specific briefs:
- See our recent presentations.
For explanations and additional information on how we might assist with your specific REACH requirements, contact Steptoe’s REACH team at REACH@steptoe.com or + 32 2 626 0572.
Publications
- 2007
- 2007, International Comparative Legal Guide to Environmental Law 2007
- February 2007
- October 2006
