Defra, with the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) and the Devolved Administrations for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is consulting on the draft Regulations and administrative arrangements for the enforcement in the UK of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH).The aim of the REACH Regulation is to ensure a high level of protection from hazardous substances for the environment and human health, whilst stimulating innovation and competitiveness in the chemical industry.

The focus of the consultation is on the draft REACH Regulations and the arrangements for their proposed enforcement in the UK. It sets out how the Government proposes to meet the enforcement requirement while ensuring that the burdens imposed on businesses and the regulators are no greater than is strictly necessary.

The consultation will close on 25 August 2008.

Further information about the consultation is available from:

http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/reach-enforce/index.htm

Source: http://www.defra.gov.uk/  (accessed 04/06/08)

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