REACH Revealed: 2010 Registrants Identify Program Strengths, Frustrations

12 Dec 2011

A survey conducted by the European Chemicals Agency indicates that registrants under the EU’s Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals program made ample use of the agency’s guidance documents, but its information technology services may be too complex. The survey elicited feedback from about 900 successful registrants.

The European Chemicals Agency's guidance documents were widely and effectively used during the Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals registration process, but there is considerable room for improvement when it comes to the program's information technology tools, survey participants suggest.

Over summer 2011, ECHA surveyed successful registrants of substances under REACH’s Nov. 30, 2010 deadline to gain insight into their...