CBA blasts REACH discounts

摘要

The European Commission has formally confirmed the scale of REACH registration fees and announced a range of discounts for SMEs, with medium-sized firms qualifying for a discount of 30 per cent; small firms 60 per cent; and 'micro' firms 90 per cent. This has drawn strong criticism from the UK's Chemical Business Association (CBA), with Melvyn Whyte, chairman of the Association's REACH Task Force, saying, "The Commission claims these discounts are designed to preserve the competitiveness of smaller firms and, at first glance, they appear generous. But on closer examination they are of doubtful value to many smaller businesses because of the way the Commission is defining small and micro businesses."