Publication - May 4, 2006
REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals) has become one of the most intensely lobbied pieces of legislation in EU history. This investigative report from Greenpeace shows how vested interests sought to first delay, attack and then undermine the aims and the substance of the reform at every stage of the decision-making process.
Author: Marco Contiero
Executive summary: REACH has won support from a broad alliance of health, environmental, labour, women’s and consumer organisations, as well as from a growing number of retailers and manufacturers (small and medium-sized enterprises and multinationals) who buy and use chemicals in their products. However, it has also triggered vocal resistance by the powerful European chemicals industry.
Num. pages: 22
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