The EU will publish a list of chemicals that can be used under REACH regulations

The full name of REACH regulations is “Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals Regulations”. This regulation was formally adopted by the EU Parliament and Council in December 2006 and came into effect on June 1, 2007. Its content is to establish a comprehensive chemical production and import supervision system to supervise chemicals produced, used and sold on the market in the EU. The aim is to protect human health and the natural environment from the negative effects of chemicals.
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According to the French “Textile News” report, the REACH regulations stipulate that on January 1, 2009, the European Chemicals Agency will publish a list of chemicals that can be used pre-registered by manufacturers and importers. Chemicals that have expired and have not been registered will no longer be placed on the market. The report said that there are still three weeks left before the registration deadline (December 1, 2008). French textile companies that subcontract to China must hurry up to register the subcontractor’s products, such as textiles containing unregistered chemicals. ingredients, will not be able to enter the EU market. In other words, products produced by Chinese subcontractors must comply with REACH regulations.
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The REACH regulations also stipulate that suppliers are obliged to provide information on textile ingredients at any time upon request from distributors and consumers. The European Chemicals Agency may supplement or amend the above list as appropriate.