{"id":14453,"date":"2019-02-13T16:39:08","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T15:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.red-on-line.com\/hse\/?p=5390"},"modified":"2022-07-07T05:44:02","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T03:44:02","slug":"uk-department-environment-food-rural-affairs-updated-guidance-compliance-reach-regulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.red-on-line.com\/gb\/blog\/uk-department-environment-food-rural-affairs-updated-guidance-compliance-reach-regulations\/","title":{"rendered":"UK: The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has updated the ‘Guidance on the compliance to REACH regulations’ –"},"content":{"rendered":"On 23rd January 2019, the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has published the updated version of the ‘Guidance on the compliance to REACH regulations’. This\u00a0Guidances\u00a0details how businesses must comply with the EU’s REACH chemical regulations when they are using, making, selling or importing chemicals in the EU, and how to prepare for Brexit.\n\nIf a business is using, making, selling or importing chemicals in the EU,\u00a0 it needs to follow the\u00a0REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation\u00a0and\u00a0restriction of Chemicals) regulations<\/a>. It must register the chemical substance with the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) – this body enforces REACH regulations in the EU. If the business wants to place new chemicals on both the EU\/EEA and UK markets after a no deal exit, it must follow both EU REACH and\u00a0UK\u00a0REACH rules.\n\nThe Contents of the Guidance are the following:\n