EU Commission under pressure to break authorisation deadlock

British letter says substitution plan should be required under both routes of authorisation

Pressure is mounting on the European Commission to make progress on REACH authorisation guidance for industry which has been stalled since 2007. A number of governments have expressed their concern at the delay in agreeing the guidance. In particular, the UK is known to have written to senior officials in DG Environment and DG Industry and Entrepreneurship, noting that, “it is increasingly worrying that the guidance for industry on the...

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