Umweltbundesamt

Consequences of REACh for other legal and

administrative environmental instruments

Results of discussions at the workshop 11.10.-12.10.2007 in Berlin

The overall topic of the working groups was the area of tension between REACh implementation and the sectoral environmental legislation for the authorities in the Member States.
Programm REACH-EEE

Overall Results of the REACH-EEE Workshop

The keynote speakers outlined the consequences of REACH for existing environmental surveillance and legislation referring to the outcome of actual research and development projects:

Martin Führ (Technical University Darmstadt) gave a general overview on potential synergy effects.
Potential Synergy Effect

Christian Heidorn (EUROSTAT) outlined the activities in the EUORSTAT Project „Baseline Study“and the monitoring approach at European level to evaluate the effects of REACH.
Baseline Study

Ulrike Kowalski (Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA)) presented the points of discussion in the Commission working (sub)group on enforcement/CLEEN and others (SLIC).
SLIC/Chemex and SUB-CWG Enforcement

Kaj Locher (Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (VROM)) showed Consequences of REACH for environmental licenses and permits, the Dutch situation.
Consequences of REACH for environmental licenses and permits, the Dutch situation

Arnold van der Wielen (Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (VROM)) presented gaps and overlappings between REACH and the Water Framework Directive.
Area of tension in chemicals management between REACH and the Water Framework Directive

During the two days participants discussed in five working groups focussing on:

Emission related strategic issues (Exposure scenarios, installations, water, waste)
Emission related strategic issues Results

Immission based strategic issues of monitoring (Environmental quality standards, biota, water, soil)
Immission related strategic issues

Results

Substances of very high concern (SVHC): precaution and strategic points for an integrated monitoring
Substances of very high concern Results

Proposal of the new Annex XVa Authorisation under Reach

Consequences of REACH for environmental licensing
Environmental licensing

Results

Background Publications

REACH	Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals
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