Chemical shipment halted in Belgium over REACH compliance

Belgian port, credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/girolame/153023361/

Companies warned that proof of pre-registration and registration numbers may be necessary

24-Feb-2009
A British REACH Only Representative (OR) is warning companies that they may find it necessary to provide all substances and preparations imported into the EU with a REACH-compliance letter or certificate, after a shipment belonging to one of its clients was halted at a Belgian port. BMT Cordah said it was notified in the evening by its client in the USA that a shipment had been blocked from entering Belgium as officials demanded evidence that...

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