REACH

What is REACH?

REACH is a new European Union regulation concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of CHemicals. It came into force on 1st June 2007 and replaces a number of European Directives and Regulations with a single system.

Aims

REACH has several aims:

To provide a high level of protection of human health and the environment from the use of chemicals
To make the people who place chemicals on the market (manufacturers and importers) responsible for understanding and managing the risks associated with their use
To allow the free movement of substances on the EU market
To enhance innovation in and the competitiveness of the EU chemicals industry
To promote the use of alternative methods for the assessment of the hazardous properties of substances

Statement of Intent

COBA understand our obligations under REACH
COBA have identified a senior manager responsible for REACH
The single point of contact to customers is via REACH@cobaplastics.com
COBA have established a formal company structure for managing REACH
COBA have established an inventory for substances, preparations and articles used in our business
COBA will notify our customer(s) of product(s) supplied for which there are substances that are not intended to be pre-registered
COBA intends that all substances in the products we supply to you, which require registration, will be pre-registered by us or an actor further up our supply chain
By 30 November 2008, COBA will send customers a list of all “products” that contain substances likely to be included in the candidate list (Article 57)