Czech parliament approves EU’s Reach legislation

26 June 2008 11:29  [Source: ICIS news]

PRAGUE (ICIS news)--The EU’s Reach directive on the registration and labelling of chemicals has been approved by the Czech parliament, the legislative body said on Thursday.

 

Approximately 30,000 firms in the Czech Republic involved in the chemicals business within the EU would be affected by the new rules, the Association of the Czech Chemical Industry (SCHP CR) said, adding it would cost the industry about Czech koruna (Kc) 11bn (€456.9m, $712.5m) to implement.

 

However, the watering down of the original Reach - Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals - legislation by the European Parliament meant a “total catastrophe” for the Czech chemicals sector had been avoided, the association said.

 

($ = €0.64, $1 = Kc15.44)

 

To discuss issues facing the chemicals industry visit ICIS connect

 

By: Will Conroy
+44 20 8652 3214

For the latest chemical news, data and analysis that directly impacts your business sign up for a free trial to ICIS news - the breaking online news service for the global chemical industry.

Get the facts and analysis behind the headlines from our market leading weekly magazine: sign up to a free trial to ICIS Chemical Business.

Printer Friendly