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Ref : EIC 230/6/14
23 April 2010
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 174/2010
European Union (EU)* : Guidance on REACH
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has recently published guidance on the exemptions from the obligations to register under REACH, as well as six practical guides to help companies meet their information requirements for REACH registration. For details, please refer to the press releases ECHA/NA/10/15 and ECHA/NA/10/16 issued by the ECHA respectively, which can be accessed through the following links:
http://echa.europa.eu/doc/press/na_10_15_guidance_annex_v_20100401.pdf
http://echa.europa.eu/doc/press/na_10_16_practical_guides_20100409.pdf
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For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5556.
Yours faithfully,
(Miss Peggy LEUNG)
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.