What Will You Learn?

• REACH has several objectives, including:
• Promoting the use of alternative methods for the assessment of hazards of substances.
• Enhancing the free movement of substances on the internal market while ensuring a high level of protection for human health and the environment.
• Encouraging the development and use of safer substances, particularly substances of very high concern.
• REACH applies not only to substances on their own but also to substances in mixtures and certain articles. It places responsibilities on industry to manage the risks from chemicals and to provide safety information to users. Additionally, REACH has global implications as it affects companies outside the EU that export chemicals into the EU market.
• The regulation has been a significant step toward a more transparent and sustainable approach to managing chemicals in the European Union. It continues to have a profound impact on how chemicals are produced, used, and regulated