Data Sharing Agreements Regarding Registration Of Chemicals: Last Call For Registration!

Introduction

Regulations on chemical substances play a pivotal role in our daily lives for the protection of human health and the environment as well as for the assessment and mitigation of hazardous effects and risks of chemicals. For this reason, the Regulation on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals¹ ("REACH") governing the manufacture, use, and import of chemical substances in the European Union ("EU") was adopted and the European Chemicals Agency ("ECHA") established by the Regulation is the responsible authority to ensure the implementation of the REACH. Following the REACH Regulation, many similar regulations concerning chemicals entered into force worldwide, and the KKDIK Regulation (Kimyasalların Kaydı, Değerlendirilmesi, İzni ve Kısıtlanması Hakkında Yönetmelik)², also known as Turkish REACH, was adopted in Turkey. The KKDIK Regulation was directly modelled after the REACH for the harmonization of the chemical safety