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Sport, the new strategic partnership was created to test the Reach system

16/07/2004

on July 16, 2004

Taking into account the concern of the European chemical industry by Reach and the threat of relocation can pose to European industry if not amending certain aspects of its proposal, the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) proposed to the Commission the creation of Sport (Strategy Partnership on Reach Testing) "Strategic partnership for test system" "reach".

Thus the past July 9, Cefic and the European Commission agreed launch of Sport, taking a common document which reflected the objectives, scope, organization, conditions and timetable for the Sport.

Sport provides a unique opportunity to test the operation of Reach, and help to respond to the problems that arise in its implementation. This project complements the project of implementation of Reach (PIRs) of the Commission, and provide the necessary information for the development of viable solutions in the implementation. From the point of view of the industry, the exercise will involve both producers/importers as intermediate users, and will be supported by independent consultants. There will be a Steering Committee will participate where the main actors for the management of the project.

Basically Sport apply Reach a group of 15 chemicals to evaluate the operation and functioning of the regulation. As Sport will assess, as real as possible, how the different mechanisms of Reach, will need a period of time sufficiently broad to carry it out. The main objective is to publish a final in the middle of the 2005 report, although the results will be published as they are to be made available.

Alain Perroy, director-general of Cefic, noted in this regard that "we support the policy objectives of Reach and from the very beginning we have been making proposals to make sure that the system not only will lead to improvements to health and the environment effectively"", but that its implementation is feasible for all stakeholders". In addition, Cefic is involved in other projects with the Commission on Reach, as it is the assessment of the economic impact. This work is carried out with other stakeholders under the auspices of the Commission.

More information: www.feique.org