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Legislation 29 April 2019
ARGE supports its members in complying with EU’s REACH regulation
REACH is a regulation of the European Union, adopted to improve the protection of human health and the environment from the risks that can be posed by chemicals. REACH is considered to be one of the most complex EU regulations which enterprises within the EU/ EEC have to comply with. The related tasks for SMEs…
Legislation 29 April 2019
ARGE’s recommendation concerning lead being on REACH’s SVHC Candidate List
On 27th June 2018 the heavy metal lead (Pb) was added to REACH’s ‘Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern for authorisation’ (‘Candidate List of SVHC’). This triggered certain duties and obligations under the REACH regulation for many companies, including manufacturers of building hardware. In relation to building hardware products, lead is used frequently as…