| Series Title | European Voice |
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| Series Details | Vol.12, No.19, 18.5.06 |
| Publication Date | 18/05/2006 |
| Content Type | News |
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Date: 18/05/06 The Austrian government is hoping to get agreement on national governments' common position on REACH in June, those close to the situation said this week. Formal approval was supposed to happen by the end of May, but problems with translation have delayed the final draft. Experts met on Tuesday (16 May) to iron out any final discrepancies in the text and lawyer-linguists will meet tomorrow (19 May) to review it. Member states have rejected MEPs' demands for companies to substitute all chemicals of high concern where safe alternatives are available. Instead, they will have to assess alternatives for all chemicals of very high concern. The one-company one-registration principle, which would see companies making chemical data available to a consortium in order to share the registration costs, receives more attention in the Council of Ministers' text. At the end of last month, officials confirmed that downstream users - mixers, formulators and industrial users of chemicals - would have to file a report on how they use substances, even if the amount used is less than one tonne. The issue was unclear in an original draft of the 300-page directive. No date has yet been set for a second reading of the the REACH legislation in the European Parliament. It is likely to be in July or September. Article reports that the Austrian Presidency of the EU was hoping to get agreement on national governments' common position on the EU's proposed chemicals Directive REACH in June 2006. |
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