Reaching first results: European Union member states successfully register 3,400 phase-in substances by the first REACH registration deadline.(ByTheBook/Regulation)

The first 2010 Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemical Substances (REACH) registration deadline passed on December 1 of last year. The deadline involved the highest volumes and most hazardous chemicals that were manufactured in or imported into Europe.

At deadline, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) received 24,675 registration dossiers for about 3,400 phase-in substances from all member states. Germany topped the list of most submitted dossiers with 23 percent, followed by the United Kingdom with 12 percent.

On November 30, Thomas Jakl, chair of the ECHA Management Board, said, "Today's deadline is an important milestone within the reshaping of the European Union's (EU) chemicals policy."

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