Monthly Briefing – November 2010 issue

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  • Geraint Roberts explains what companies must do to comply with the Chinese regulations for notifying new substances which recently came into force;
  • Reporting from Cefic's Responsible Care conference, Geraint Roberts examines how companies in different parts of the value chain are responding toconsumer perceptions of chemical risks;
  • Nanosilver may be raising concernsbut REACH is unlikely to deliver information on its uses, hazards and potential and risks for many years, says Geraint Roberts;
  • Sean Milmo reports on moves to improve the quality of data by ensuring that databases are validated and regularly updated;
  • Brussels-based lawyer Marcus Navin-Jones sets out the main provisions of Turkey's new chemicals notification regulation and what importers must do in the next few months;
  • Mark Meesters of REACHCentrum offers his thoughts on how the management of consortia and SIEFs could be improved;
  • Chris Bryce of insurance broker Marsh advises chemical companies to check if their policies cover claims involving substances of very high concern (SVHCs);
  • Dr REACH, Steffen Erler, looks at the roles of the large number of experts that are needed to complete a REACH registration dossier;
  • Mayer Brown's Jean-Philippe Montfort explains what companies must do to comply with the requirements of the Commission Regulation on the compilation of safety data sheets;
  • In this month's Guest Column, Andy Igrejas of NGO coalition Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families argues that the mid-term elections will have less bearing on US chemicals policy than forces outside Congress.
Cover of CW Briefing November 2010

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