On April 29, the Commission adopted a Recommendation (Ref.: 2004/394/EC) on the results of the risk evaluation and the risk reduction strategies for 11 "existing substances".
Background
The risk assessments were carried out according to Regulation 793/93 on the evaluation and control of the risks of existing substances.
For each substance on a priority list under this Regulation, a Member State is designated as a "Rapporteur Member State" (RMS); it has to complete the required risk evaluation with regard to human health (workers and consumers safety, general health issues) and the environment (terrestrial, aquatic, atmospheric eco-systems and accumulation through the food chain) and to propose a risk evaluation strategy according to Regulation 1488/94 on the principles for the assessment of risks to man and the environment of existing substances. The "risk assessment report" (RAR) is sent to the Scientific Committee on Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment (CSTEE) which adopts
