Impacts of REACH and industries' action of REACH compliance in China -- REACH: its impact on the chemical industry in Malaysia -- Legal risk issues: working with competitor -- Case study: Lean management of REACH consortia and SIEF -- New Zealand experience with GHS implementation -- Specific interactive communication in the Non-EU supply chains and the solution by JAMP
Summary
Asia - and indeed every country across the world - is now facing one of the greatest potential challenges to trade in recent times: REACH. The Registration Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH), the controversial chemical regulation from the European Union affects every company that manufactures and exports products containing chemicals to the European Union. And now REACH is affecting more markets by influencing legislation in other Western countries, such as the USA. Asian countries are also adopting similar legislation, including Korea. The requirements of REACH are such that co
Update on "Registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemicals" and "Globally harmonized system of classification and labeling of chemicals"--the Asian outlook