Science and Technology - Sixth Report
Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 5 May 2004.
CONTENTS
Terms of Reference
REPORT
1 INTRODUCTION
2 BACKGROUND
The EU chemicals industry
Existing legislation
Chemical regulation overseas
Japan
REACH principles
Figure 1: The Reach Process
Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution
History and process
Lobbying positions
3 REGISTRATION
Scope
Prioritisation
Audit
Data sharing
One substance-one registration
Chemical Safety Reports and Safety Data Sheets
4 EVALUATION
5 AUTHORISATION
Review of Authorisations
Restrictions
6 TESTING
REQUIREMENTS
One substance-one Registration
Non-animal tests
Development of new tests
Testing capacity
7 EUROPEAN
CHEMICALS AGENCY
Structure and administration
8 IMPACTS
Industrial competitiveness
Competition from outside the EU
Availability of chemicals
Downstream users and distributors
Accession countries
Effects on innovation
Health and environment
Further impact assessments
9 ROLE
OF STAKEHOLDERS
Enterprise and Environment
UK Government
10 CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
FORMAL MINUTES
WITNESSES
WRITTEN EVIDENCE
REPORTS FROM THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE SINCE 2001
MINUTES OF EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 172-II)
WRITTEN EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 172-II)
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