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But the chemical companies will complain. “Think about the jobs”. And the government with those jobs in the country will hesitate. > On 8 June 2006, the REACH

But the chemical companies will complain. “Think about the jobs”. And the government with those jobs in the country will hesitate. > On 8 June 2006, the REACH proposal was criticized by non-EU countries, including the United States, India and Brazil, which stated that the bill would hamper global trade.[18] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Registration,_Evaluation,_Authorisation_and_Restriction_of_Chemicals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Registration,_Evaluation,_Auth...

wiz21c 3y ago
oh yeah, like the Titan sub that doesn't go through regulation because it stiffles its progress... how depressing...
hammock 3y ago
>> On 8 June 2006, the REACH proposal was criticized by non-EU countries, including the United States, India and Brazil, which stated that the bill would hamper global trade.[18] You're quoting criticism from outside the EU for an EU regulation. I don't see what's at all unreasonable about that criticism. The regulation would cause major supply disruptions for the US, India and Brazil, and would not substantially help the water supply, health or safety of the US, India and Brazil either. In cases like these we need international treaties that create alignment and mutual interest before we can expect an EU regulation like this one to succeed
- bjelkeman-again 3y ago
  There was resistance inside the EU, mainly from Germany that have large chemical companies. REACH is in force in the EU and other countries are following along. > A number of countries outside of the European Union have started to implement REACH regulations or are in the process of adopting such a regulatory framework to approach a more globalized system of chemicals registration under the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS).[16] Balkan countries such as Croatia and Serbia are in the process of adopting the EU REACH system under the auspices of the EU IPA programme. Switzerland has moved towards implementation of REACH through partial revision of the Swiss Chemical Ordinance on February 1, 2009. The new Chemicals Management Regulation in Turkey is paving the way for the planned adoption of REACH in 2013. China has moved towards a more efficient and coherent system for the control of chemicals in compliance with GHS. In the UK, the government announced a "UK REACH" that the UK's Chemical Industry Association described as a "hugely expensive duplication" of the EU's safety data.[17] The new regulations were to be enforced from October 2021 but deferred to October 2023, and then to October 2025. Following industry representations, the responsible Minister announced "that officials would now explore 'a new model' for UK REACH registrations that would look to 'reduce the need for replicating EU Reach data packages'".[17] In March 2021, a group of more than 20 leading UK organisations, including the CHEM Trust and Breast Cancer UK, "rejected industry proposals to streamline UK Reach as a 'major weakening' of the envisaged post-Brexit regime".[17]

wiz21c 3y ago

oh yeah, like the Titan sub that doesn't go through regulation because it stiffles its progress... how depressing...

hammock 3y ago

>> On 8 June 2006, the REACH proposal was criticized by non-EU countries, including the United States, India and Brazil, which stated that the bill would hamper global trade.[18] You're quoting criticism from outside the EU for an EU regulation. I don't see what's at all unreasonable about that criticism. The regulation would cause major supply disruptions for the US, India and Brazil, and would not substantially help the water supply, health or safety of the US, India and Brazil either. In cases like these we need international treaties that create alignment and mutual interest before we can expect an EU regulation like this one to succeed

bjelkeman-again 3y ago
There was resistance inside the EU, mainly from Germany that have large chemical companies. REACH is in force in the EU and other countries are following along. > A number of countries outside of the European Union have started to implement REACH regulations or are in the process of adopting such a regulatory framework to approach a more globalized system of chemicals registration under the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS).[16] Balkan countries such as Croatia and Serbia are in the process of adopting the EU REACH system under the auspices of the EU IPA programme. Switzerland has moved towards implementation of REACH through partial revision of the Swiss Chemical Ordinance on February 1, 2009. The new Chemicals Management Regulation in Turkey is paving the way for the planned adoption of REACH in 2013. China has moved towards a more efficient and coherent system for the control of chemicals in compliance with GHS. In the UK, the government announced a "UK REACH" that the UK's Chemical Industry Association described as a "hugely expensive duplication" of the EU's safety data.[17] The new regulations were to be enforced from October 2021 but deferred to October 2023, and then to October 2025. Following industry representations, the responsible Minister announced "that officials would now explore 'a new model' for UK REACH registrations that would look to 'reduce the need for replicating EU Reach data packages'".[17] In March 2021, a group of more than 20 leading UK organisations, including the CHEM Trust and Breast Cancer UK, "rejected industry proposals to streamline UK Reach as a 'major weakening' of the envisaged post-Brexit regime".[17]