LibGuides: EU Chemicals: Chemicals policy

EU publication

EU chemicals policy 2030
The European Commission and its organising partner, the Ministry for Environment and Food of Denmark, held a high-level conference on 27 and 28 June 2019 attended by some 300 stakeholders, including more than 50 speakers and contributors. The main objectives were to engage the different stakeholder groups in discussions on recent and possible future developments of EU chemicals policy, in order to further improve the protection of human health and the environment, in line with the Sustainable Development Agenda, as well as to support the good functioning of the internal market and to enhance the competitiveness and innovation of EU industry.

Chemicals Denial - A Challenge to Science and Policy (published: 2019)
Much research shows that science denial regarding climate change is widespread and
problematic for science and scientists, as well as for policy-makers. Climate denial delays goal achievement. As shown in this article, science denial commonly occurs also in the field of chemicals assessment and policy, but the research on the topic is scarce.

U.S. chemical policy under review: how much Europeanisation (published: 2014)
This article deals with the US chemical policy reform in the context of the European experience with REACH, assessing whether the US chemical policy review is subject to Europeanisation or whether the influence of REACH on the US reform is merely superficial.

EU policy and legislation on chemicals: Overview, with a focus on REACH: in-depth analysis (published: 2017)
The EU chemicals sector represents 1.1 % of EU gross domestic product and accounts for about 1.2 million jobs. Chemicals enable us to live more comfortable lives, yet they may also have adverse effects on the environment and human health. The cornerstone of EU chemicals legislation is the 2006 Regulation on the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals (widely known as REACH).

Impacts of REACH authorisation (published: 2018)
This document reports on a study on the impacts of REACH Authorisation. The process of Authorisation within REACH (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals), has aims to ensure the good functioning of the internal market while assuring that the risks from Substances of Very High Concern
(SVHCs) are properly controlled and that these substances are progressively replaced by suitable alternative substances or technologies where these are economically and technically viable.

Innovation Policy of European Chemical Companies
Publication Date: 2016
The book discusses investment in research and development in the European chemical industry in general and also in the top fifteen European chemical companies in particular. In order to understand research strategy and trends in innovation, we analyze R&D investment, the patent landscape, university-industry collaboration and the regional distribution of chemical companies.