Traduction de «Sales Association the Chemical Industry » (Anglais → Français) :

Considers that the ‘Prevention’ part of the EU CBRN Action Plan should be amended in such a way as to ensure that the chemicals industry replaces the use of high-risk chemicals with suitable lower-risk alternatives, where such replacement is scientifically, technologically and environmentally possible and there is a clear increase in security; recognises the economic costs such replacement may entail and their impact on the relevant industries, but urges the EU, the Member States and the private sector to put the safety of EU citizens first; recommends, in this connection, that a specific link should be established ...[+++] with the existing REACH Regulation (24), something which the version of the Action Plan proposed by the Commission rightly sought to do; calls on the Commission to deliver a study on the implementation of the REACH Regulation in this respect;

Those meetings were attended by representatives of the Member States, and various industry associations such as: Association Internationale de la Savonnerie, de la Détergence et des Produits d’Entretien (AISE), and European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC).

1. In order to facilitate cooperation between the competent authorities, the operators, and the chemical industry, in particular as regards non-scheduled substances, the Commission shall, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 15(2), draw up and update guidelines to assist the chemical industry.

In order to support cooperation between the competent authorities of the Member States and the chemicals industry, in particular with regard to substances which, although not referred to in this Regulation, might be used in the illicit manufacture of synthetic drugs and psychotropic substances, guidelines should be drawn up aimed at helping the chemical industry.

The proposed system (REACH, Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation of Chemicals) is intended to improve the protection of health and the environment, whilst preserving the competitiveness of the Community's chemical industry and its ability to innovate.

Comments were also introduced by the Trade Unionists for Safe Nuclear Energy (within a Balanced Energy Policy) – TUSNE (18), Mr Robert Freer (19), the UK Chemical Industries Association (CIA) (20), John Hall Associates (JHA) (21), the Energy Intensive Users Group (EIUG) (22), Terra Nitrogen (23), Energywatch (24), Teollisuuden Voima Oy (TVO) (25), National Grid Transco (26), the Royal Academy of Engineering (27), Enfield Energy Centre Limited (EECL) (28), the Energy Information Centre Ltd (EIC) (29), Major Energy Users’ Council Ltd (MEUC) (30) and a second third party willing to remain anonymous.