Competent Authorities for REACH appointed
The REACH (Appointment of Competent Authorities) Regulations 2007 (Statutory Instrument 2007 No. 1742) were made on 15th June and come into force on 16th July 2007. The Regulations appoint the competent authorities, except in Scotland, for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (O.J. No. L396, 30.12.06, p. 1).
Subject to paragraph (2), the following is a competent authority:
(a) in England, the Secretary of State;
(b) in Wales, the Welsh Ministers;
(c) in Northern Ireland, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment and the Department of the Environment acting alone or jointly.
In relation to matters outside the competence of a devolved administration, the competent authority is the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The full text of the Regulations is available from: http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2007/20071742.htm
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk (accessed 09/07/07)