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Ref : EIC 230/6/14
24 September 2009
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 479/2009
European Union (EU)* : Testing Methods Pursuant to REACH
Further to Commercial Information Circulars No. 309/2008 of 4 June 2008, the European Commission (the Commission) has recently adopted a Regulation on the testing methods pursuant to REACH. Details are set out in the Commission Regulation (EC) 761/2009 (the Regulation), which can be accessed through the following link:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:220:0001:0094:EN:PDF
DETAIL
- The Regulation updates the testing methods for generating information on intrinsic properties of substances (i.e. physico-chemical properties, toxicity and ecotoxicity of substances) for registration purposes pursuant to REACH. The update includes changes in certain test methods and inclusion of new test methods. Details are set out in the Annexes of the Regulation.
ENQUIRIES
- For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5500.
Yours faithfully,
(K H NG)
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.