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Analysis of the costs and benefits of the new EU chemicals Policy
An examination based on selected sectors taking into account effects on competitiveness, innovation, environment and health
The new REACH system represents a paradigm shift for the production and marketing of chemicals which have already been on the market since 1981: while the authorities used to have to identify critical substances and call for their evaluation, this task will now be the responsibility of manufacturers and importers under the REACH system (reversal of burden of proof). This switch is to help speed up the processing of the drastic backlog of established chemicals.