Overview REACH is the European Regulation on chemicals and their safe use. REACH stands for Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals. The REACH regulation came into force in 1 Jun 2007, establishing a uniform system for the control of chemicals manufactured or imported to the EU.Following the introduction of REACH, chemical substances on their own or in mixtures, manufactured or imported to the EU in quantities at above 1 tonne a year must be registered with the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). This obligation also applies in certain cases to substances in articles. Failure to register means the company is no longer allowed to manufacture the substance in or import it to the EU. The core contents under EU REACH can summarized as follows: • Four Obligations: Registration, Evaluation, Notification/Authorisation, Restriction and e(SDS) • Three Chemical Objects: Substances (phase-in substance and non-phase-in substance), Mixture, Article • Four Major Roles: EU…