The REACH-EN-FORCE II project starting summer 2011 will focus on the obligations of downstream users in REACH, and inspectors have attended special trainings.
But what are the exact obligations a downstream user has to fulfill and what are the timelines?
Many of them are not sure about their duties but also about their rights. Some companies have [...]

Do you know if your company is concerned by REACH? Many companies that are not primarily affected by the regulation because they do not produce or deal with substances or preparations nevertheless do have obligations under the REACH and CLP regulations. Companies using substances or preparations, so called Downstream Users, or dealing with articles also [...]

The RoHS Recast is just about to be finally approved. During the legislative process, industry had favored the alternative to include this substance-related directive within the REACH regulation. The Europeean legislation did not move into this direction.
The draft directive now rather looks like a Mini-REACH. Why?
Looking at the new rules of the RoHS recast and [...]