Row intensifies over intermediates under REACH

Member States support ECHA/EU Commission paper but industry says it is “most controversial document ever”

EU authorities went head-to-head with industry associations at a meeting in Brussels this week over the definition of intermediates under the REACH Regulation. At stake is the ability of firms to qualify for lighter registration duties at a time when many have already laid plans for the first registration deadline this year. The row has been brewing since last autumn when EU authorities first took issue with a guidance document produced by the...

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