Claim no market - no data principle in REACH undermined

摘要

One of the key principles under the REACH chemicals regulation, namely 'no data - no market,' is being undermined by the way the legislation is applied, according to Tatiana Santos from the European Environmental Bureau. Santos spoke out at last week's meeting on 'REACH: Ensuring environmental protection and European competitiveness' in the European Parliament, chaired by Czech Socialist MEP Pavel Poc, where she argued that while the regulation laid down very good principles including 'no data - no market' and the precautionary principle, a key goal to overcome in its application, was "toxic ignorance." She said that this meant a lot of information was provided that was not interesting or helpful.