REACh
The European Union’s new chemicals legislation known as REACh (Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals) has come into force on June 1st, 2007. From this day on, new substances have to be registered according to the new requirements uniform for all of europe.
Transition periods of 31/2 to 11 years are provided for the substances already being on the market. It is expected, that a certain percentage of chemical substances will become no longer available on the market during this period because producers or importers consider the cost for registration too high. This counts as well for preparations in which these substances are used.
Lanxess Leather intends to pre-register all substances it markets today, safeguarding product availability for the future.
With very few exceptions, consumer articles like leather or fur, shoes, garment or furniture etc. are NOT issue of the REACh regulation. Therefore most probably any leather production outside the EU will not be directly effected by REACh at all, no matter if the leather articles will be imported into the EU later on, unless one of the process chemicals will become no longer available.
For more detailed information please see the following documents:
Info letter to customers of BU leather inside europe:
Info letter for customers outside europe:
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