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Ref : EIC 230/6/14
6 November 2008
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 549/2008
European Union (EU)* : Amendments to the Exemptions from the Obligation to Register under REACH
The European Commission (the Commission) has recently adopted a Regulation to amend the lists of exemptions from the obligation to register under REACH. Details are set out in the Commission Regulation (EC) 987/2008 (the Regulation), which can be accessed through the following link:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:268:0014:0019:EN:PDF
DETAILS
- According to REACH, the Commission should carry out a review on its exemptions by 1 June 2008. Subsequent to the review, the Commission published the Regulation to amend Annexes IV and V of REACH which concerns the exemptions from the obligation to register. For details please refer to the updated versions of the Annexes attached to the Regulation.
ENQUIRIES
- For enquiries concerning the contents of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5684.
Yours faithfully,
(Chandler CHAN)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
* The EU includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
Note ：
- (1) While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.
- (2) The biweekly newsletter "Business Alert - EU" of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council provides up-to-date information on the latest developments in EU trade policy and trade regulations. The newsletter is available for free e-subscription and can be accessed through
http://www.tdctrade.com/alert/eualert.htm.