850 REACH inspections in 2009 and more to come

A clearer picture of the legal regimes put in place by EU Member States to enforce REACH and the efforts of enforcement authorities on the ground emerged from two key European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) meetings in December. Having so far targeted manufacturers and importers, ECHA’s Forum says downstream users are next in its sights. Mamta Patel reports. EU companies are now clearly feeling the effects of REACH enforcement, based on feedback...