Brexit and chemicals regulation (REACH)
House of Commons Library - BRIEFING PAPER Number CBP 8403, 1 May 2020
What is REACH?
REACH is the main EU legislation for the regulation of chemicals in the EU (the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals Regulation). It is a single market measure applying in the European Economic Area (EEA), which includes the EU in addition to Norway, Iceland and Lichtenstein.
REACH requires substances that are manufactured in or impo [...]