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Chemistry World November 24, 2006 Arthur Rogers	Reach Talks Break Down With time running out for agreement on Reach, the European Union's regulatory regime for chemicals, year-long discussions between the European parliament and EU states have broken down.
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Chemistry World May 28, 2008 Arthur Rogers	EU strikes deal on Reach toxicity tests Under pressure from Members of the European Parliament, the European Commission has promised to speed up validation and authorization of toxicity tests that avoid the use of animals.
Chemistry World December 4, 2006 Arthur Rogers	EU Chemicals Legislation Settled European Union negotiators announced that they had overcome the final hurdles that were holding up new legislation to control the use of chemicals.
Chemistry World October 25, 2007 Sean Milmo	New EU Legislation Would 'Ban 90 Per Cent of Insecticides' Agrochemical producers have warned that amendments to new European Union legislation on pesticides will lead to a drastic reduction in the crop protection agents available to farmers if they become law.
Chemistry World April 27, 2015 Ned Stafford	European parliament refuses to back diversion of research cash Key European parliament committees have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to divert euro 2.7 billion of research funding to help finance a new EU-wide economic stimulus package.
Chemistry World June 26, 2006 Arthur Rogers	Update: US Firms Accuse Reach of Raising Trade Barriers With European governments poised to approve the EU regime of registration, evaluation and authorization of chemicals (Reach), the US has launched a last-gasp campaign to persuade ministers to revisit the draft.
Chemistry World February 22, 2006 Arthur Rogers	EU Chemical Regulation Could Save 150 Billion in Environment and Health Costs According to a new study, Europe's forthcoming registration, evaluation and authorization of chemicals (Reach) is expected to offer savings that far outweigh expected costs to the chemicals industry.
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2006 Sarah Houlton	Global Report: Chemicals Legislation in Europe Chemicals legislation in Europe may affect pharma's relationship with suppliers.
Chemistry World September 10, 2014 Patrick Walter	Growth slow for European chemicals in 2014 The European chemicals sector has seen only sluggish growth in the first half of 2014, according to the latest European Chemical Industry Council report.
Chemistry World July 26, 2012 Andrew Turley	New US chemical rules edge nearer A political committee in the US has voted in favor of plans to change the way chemicals are regulated by shifting the burden of proving safety to manufacturers.
Chemistry World December 24, 2014 Phillip Broadwith	EU chemicals regulator scolded over animal testing The European Ombudsman has upheld a complaint made by animal rights group PETA that the European Chemicals Agency is not doing enough to enforce substitution of animal testing.
Chemistry World January 2007 Mark Peplow	Editorial: The End of the Beginning for Reach It's been a long time coming, but the European Reach (registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemicals) legislation has finally been settled, and should come into force progressively from June 2007.
Chemistry World November 28, 2008 Sean Milmo	Crunch weekend for Reach chemicals regulation Thousands of companies are expected this weekend to be scrambling to pre-register their chemicals with the Helsinki-based European Chemicals Agency, so that they can continue to sell them in the European Union after a deadline of midnight on Monday.
Chemistry World June 10, 2009 Sean Milmo	ECHA recommends strict controls for certain chemicals The European Chemicals Agency has recommended that seven chemicals, including plasticizers, flame retardants and a fragrance enhancer cannot stay on the European markets without specific authorization.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2007 Courtney E. Howard	European Union launches Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals regulation The EU's recently enacted REACH law makes industry manufacturers, importers, and systems developers responsible for the identification, management, and substitution of chemical substances.
Chemistry World February 6, 2009 Sean Milmo	EU clash over pollution permits The European Parliament and the Council of Ministers - the two arms of the European Union's legislature - appear to be heading towards a confrontation over a proposed law to further cut emissions from chemical and other plants.
Chemistry World May 3, 2006	US Firms Accuse Reach of Raising Trade Barriers American industry has warned that upcoming regulation of the European Union chemicals sector is likely to cause massive product reformulations, business disruptions and unnecessary barriers to trade.
Chemistry World April 5, 2006 Arthur Rogers	Update: Europe Tightens Fluorinated Gas Restrictions A furious row between the European Parliament and the European Commission has stalled plans for further restrictions on use of fluorinated gases in the European Union.
Chemistry World February 27, 2008 Arthur Rogers	European Institute of Technology to Open in 2010 A flurry of activity in Brussels and Strasbourg has cleared the way for a 2010 launch of the European Institute of Technology (EIT).
Chemistry World March 19, 2010 Sean Milmo	Reach deadline at risk The European Union is partnering with industry to try and prevent a large number of chemical companies missing an important deadline under the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemical Substances regulations that could cause chemicals to be removed from the market.
Chemistry World February 6, 2013 Andrew Turley	Reach reviewed: no change required Chemical regulation in the EU is working as it should be, although there is room for improvement in its implementation, according to a long-awaited review from the European commission.
Chemistry World January 3, 2014 Patrick Walter	EU chemical agency authorizes hazardous chemical use The European Chemicals Agency has granted its first approval to use a substance of very high concern
Chemistry World November 15, 2006 Arthur Rogers	Mercury Legislation Rises Then Falls Plans for EU restrictions on mercury have been thrown into confusion by European Parliament moves to exempt small firms that make and repair barometers.
Chemistry World August 12, 2008	Reach Regulator Faces Resource Stretch The process of pre-registration of chemicals under Reach is now accelerating amidst concerns that the Helsinki-based European Chemicals Agency, which is responsible for running the EU scheme to regulate the production and use of chemicals, may not have enough resources to do its job properly.
Chemistry World October 11, 2012 Patrick Walter	Slump in confidence hits EU chemical industry EU chemical production has stalled again after staging a brief recovery after the global economic crisis hit. Chemical production has fallen by 2.4% in the first seven months of this year, compared with the same time period last year.
Chemistry World February 18, 2014 Ned Stafford	GM maize poised for approval in Europe The European commission is on the verge of authorizing a genetically modified maize for cultivation after ministers from EU member nations last week failed to muster a large enough majority to reject the crop.
Chemistry World June 13, 2014 Ned Stafford	European chemical regulations failing consumers A leading consumer group says chemicals regulations in Europe are inadequate and fail to protect consumers from the risks posed by a broad range of products.
Chemistry World September 29, 2006 Simon Hadlington	WWF Study Slammed by Scientists As the long-running saga to get a new regulatory framework for the chemical industry onto the European statute book enters another key chapter, a frenzy of lobbying is underway.
Chemistry World August 25, 2006 Katharine Sanderson	Small Businesses Face Disproportionate Costs Europe's small to medium-sized businesses will be hit hard by costs planned for the European Chemicals Agency, industry representatives have warned.
Chemistry World October 27, 2006 Arthur Rogers	European PFOS Restrictions European Union ministers are collaborating with the European Parliament to secure early restrictions on perfluorooctane sulfonates (PFOS), chlorinated compounds used in applications including surface coatings, photolithography, production of microchips, and certain hydraulic fluids.
Chemistry World June 1, 2015 Ned Stafford	Scientists hail partial victory on efforts to block cuts to European research programme All-night negotiations between European politicians led to the protection of key areas of the EU's research program.
Chemistry World September 27, 2007 Arthur Rogers	European Institute Gets Green Light From MEPs Doubts persist over how the newly blessed European Institute of Technology will be funded. But already, EU member states are beginning to clamour for the kudos - and cash - they might attract by hosting the EIT governing board.
Chemistry World December 7, 2009 Leila Sattary	Cold reception for new EU chemical security drive New European Union counter-terrorist measures could duplicate existing security procedures and increase administrative burden on the chemical sector, say industry representatives.
Pharmaceutical Executive December 1, 2008 Sarah Houlton	Animal Humanity The new EU directive looks to reduce, refine, and eventually replace animal testing.
Chemistry World June 19, 2014 Ned Stafford	EU plan to let member states decide on GM The European council of environment ministers would allow member states to go it alone and ban the cultivation of genetically modified crops.
Chemistry World April 24, 2014 Emma Stoye	European parliament backs new rules on legal highs New regulations that will make it easier to ban legal highs have been backed by the European parliament.
Chemistry World October 21, 2011 Sean Milmo	EU Proposes Nanomaterial Definition In EU legislation, nanomaterials should be identified solely on the basis of the size of the particles of a material, and not on the basis of hazard or risk.
Chemistry World June 25, 2008 Sean Milmo	EU pesticide threat A fight is brewing in Europe over tighter controls of pesticides - which crop protection companies are warning will cut crop yields and push up the price of food.
Chemistry World July 1, 2009 Rebecca Trager	Chemical security efforts spread The EU and the US are simultaneously taking action in a bid to secure chemical facilities and prevent their misuse by terrorists.
Chemistry World May 23, 2006 Arthur Rogers	Budget Shortfall Threatens FP7 An agreement on European Union budgets signed on May 17 confirms that EU research investment between 2007 and 2013 will fall 20 billion euros short of the 67.8 billion euros suggested by the European commission.
Chemistry World December 1, 2006 Arthur Rogers	EU Approves 54 Billion Euro Science Plan The European Parliament has finally approved the Seventh Framework Research Program, which promises to distribute 54 billion euro of science funding over the next seven years.
Chemistry World November 27, 2013	Reach is a big trade barrier, say US manufacturers The EU's Reach (registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals) regulation is the biggest trade obstacle for America's small and medium-sized chemical manufacturers.
Chemistry World March 13, 2009 Sean Milmo	Chemicals body urges help for ailing sector The European Chemical Industry Council has become so alarmed by the sharp deterioration in chemicals output that it has urged the European Union and its member states to take quick action to help the sector
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Chemistry World February 1, 2006 Katharine Sanderson	Competition and Confidentiality Under Reach Global competitiveness is motivation for the chemical industry to make the EU's registration, evaluation and authorization of chemicals (Reach) legislation work.
Chemistry World June 5, 2013 Phillip Broadwith	Industry reaches registration deadline The European Chemicals Agency received information on nearly 3000 chemicals that are produced or imported into the EU on scales between 100 and 1000 tons per year, as part of the Reach (registration, evaluation and authorization of chemicals) program.
Chemistry World January 12, 2010 Sarah Houlton	EU to look into chemical mixture exposure The Council of the EU has called on the European Commission to look at whether current legislation adequately assesses the risks from exposure to multiple chemicals from different sources.
Chemistry World August 27, 2009 Sarah Houlton	Reach costs set to spiral The EU's Reach chemicals legislation could use 20 times more animals and cost six times more than originally estimated, according to two toxicologists.
Chemistry World June 29, 2006 Katharine Sanderson	Estonian Chemical Industry at a Competitive Disadvantage The chemical industry in Estonia will struggle to be competitive under the EU's Reach directive.