REACH
Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals. This is the EU regulation on the preventive management of all chemicals entering its market, which was officially implemented on June 1, 2007. This is a regulatory proposal involving the safety of chemical production, trade, and use. The regulation aims to protect human health and environmental safety, maintain and enhance the competitiveness of the EU chemical industry, develop innovative capabilities for non-toxic and harmless compounds, prevent market fragmentation, increase transparency in chemical use, promote non animal experimentation, and pursue sustainable social development. The REACH directive requires that all chemicals imported and produced within Europe must go through a comprehensive process of registration, evaluation, authorization, and restriction to better and more easily identify the composition of the chemicals in order to ensure environmental and human safety. This directive mainly includes several major contents such as registration, evaluation, authorization, and restrictions.