Hazardous chemicals in items. How to be compliant with the rules imposed by the EU
Ogni azienda che produce, assembla, importa o distribuisce prodotti contenenti sostanze pericolose in quantità superiore al solo 0,1 per cento in peso, ha l’obbligo di notifica all’ECHA.
ECHA (European Chemicals Agency) is the institution of the European Chemicals Agency, based in Helsinki. The Agency plays a technical-scientific coordinating role for the activities prescribed by the regulation and has created a database to collect and manage the data provided by the industry.
- aims to reduce the hazardous substances contained in waste,
- encourages the replacement of such substances with safer alternatives,
- contributes to a better circular economy.