Regulation 2006/1907 - Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency - Main contents

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Legal instrument	Regulation
Number legal act	Regulation 2006/1907
Original proposal	COM(2003)644
CELEX number i	32006R1907

30.12.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 396/1

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

REGULATION (EC) No 1907/2006 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 18 December 2006

concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 95 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee¹,

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions²,

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty¹,

OJ C 112, 30.4.2004, p. 92 and OJ C 294, 25.11.2005, p. 38. OJ C 164, 5.7.2005, p. 78.

Whereas:

• (1) 

  This Regulation should ensure a high level of protection of human health and the environment as well as the free movement of substances, on their own, in preparations and in articles, while enhancing competitiveness and innovation. This Regulation should also promote the development of alternative methods for the assessment of hazards of substances.

• (2) 

  The efficient functioning of the internal market for substances can be achieved only if requirements for substances do not differ significantly from Member State to Member State.

• (3) 

  A high level of human health and environmental protection should be ensured in the approximation of legislation on substances, with the goal of achieving sustainable development. That legislation should be applied in a non-discriminatory manner whether substances are traded on the internal market or internationally in accordance with the Community's international commitments.

• (4) 

  Pursuant to the implementation plan adopted on 4 September 2002 at the Johannesburg World Summit on sustainable development, the European Union is aiming to achieve that, by 2020, chemicals are produced and used in ways that lead to the minimisation of significant adverse effects on human health and the environment.

Opinion of the European Parliament of 17 November 2005 (not yet published in the Official Journal), Council Common Position of 27 June 2006 (OJ C 276E, 14.11.2006, p. 1) and Position of the European Parliament of 13 December 2006 (not yet published in the Official Journal). Council Decision of 18 December 2006.

• (5) 

  This Regulation should apply without prejudice to Community workplace and environment legislation.

• (6) 

  This Regulation should contribute to fulfilment of the Strategic Approach to International Chemical Management (SAICM) adopted on 6 February 2006 in Dubai.

• (7) 

  To preserve the integrity of the internal market and to ensure a high level of protection for human health, especially the health of workers, and the environment, it is necessary to ensure that manufacturing of substances in the Community complies with Community law, even if those substances are exported.

• (8) 

  Special account should be taken of the potential impact of this Regulation on small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the need to avoid any discrimination against them.

• (9) 

  The assessment of the operation of the four main legal instruments governing chemicals in the Community, i.e. Council Directive 67/548/EEC of 27 June 1967 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances¹, Council Directive 76/769/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of...

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