ECHA Targets Registration Errors As REACH Deadline Looms
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
With the next REACH deadline in sight, ECHA announces that it is taking action against registrants that falsely register substances as intermediates. The agency also is making a final push to identify lead registrants for unclaimed substances and offering improved IT to help support the development of quality dossiers.
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