Defra Launches Technical Consultation On ATRm

Following the United Kingdom’s (UK) departure from the European Union (EU), the government established the independent UK Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (UK REACH) regulation. UK REACH retains both the fundamental approach and key principles of EU REACH and is focused on ensuring that Great Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales) continues to uphold high levels of protection for human health and the environment.

Before the EU exit, about 20,000 substances on the Great Britain market were already registered under EU REACH. The introduction of UK REACH as initially envisioned would require businesses to re-register these substances in Great Britain to ensure transparency regarding the chemicals on the market. In response to concerns raised by the chemicals industry regarding the significant financial and administrative costs associated with accessing EU data packages and preparing UK REACH transitional registrations, the Department for