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TO MOVE PAST BREXIT, WE NEED TO CONFIRM THE WAY AHEAD At the end of December, the CBA wrote to DEFRA seeking clarification on key components of the annexe relating to chemicals in the EU trade agreement. Misinterpretation is now rife due to its opaqueness, the letter says.
Although the majority of non-EU countries have been steadily moving towards harmony with EU REACH and EU Cosmetics Regulations, meaning an ever-increasing number of businesses in the world today are used to operating within the REACH framework, what we actually have at present is a global patchwork of national regulations that do contain variations.
For starters, said chief executive Pete Newport: “There is a widespread belief in UK industry that this provision of the chemicals annexe will facilitate free data access for UK companies to the testing data held on the ECHA database enabling its use for registration to UK REACH.
“Non-UK companies that have already complied with EU REACH requirements are now preparing to comply with UK REACH, and to do that they have options to assess depending on the volume of business,” said Dr Küçükvar. Her analysis of the ever evolving situation begins on page 38.
“We think this belief is mistaken, but it is easy to understand why it has gained currency.” The CBA, which represents the independent chemical supply chain, has now published its proposed solution to the impasse bedevilling the formation of UK REACH. Take a look – we have published both the proposal and the original letter. Meanwhile, Dr Yaprak Küçükvar, director of the Istanbul office of REACH Global Services, is coming at the subject from another point on the compass, supporting non-EU companies navigating the minefield of exporting to the EU.
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And, getting down to the brass tacks of Brexit, we talk to David Dodd, regional director of transport and logistics company Suttons International. What sort of impact has it had on the ground, we asked him? Have costs ballooned? And are there signs customers are actively planning to void having to cross the new border, perhaps by setting up processing units in Europe instead? We were interested to hear what he had to say.
