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    Substances of very high concern

    The REACH regulation envisage that the placing on the market and use of substances fulfilling the criteria as very high concern are subject to  authorisation. What...
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    Enforcement at sea

    Environmental surveillance in practice Environmental surveillance at sea is mainly carried out with aerial resources. The Management Unit of the Mathematical Model of the North...
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    Response of the International Whaling Commission

    Given the problems that hunting poses to animal welfare, the IWC established the Working Group on Whale Killing Methods and Associated Welfare Issues. The issue of welfare and...
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    Properties, history and use

    Features and properties Asbestos, also known as asbestos, is a fibrous mineral, naturally present in the form of magnesium, iron or sodium silicates. There are 6 forms of...
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    Obligations towards the candidate list of substances of very high concern

    Article 33 of the REACH Regulation envisages that information on substances of very high concern (abbreviated as SVHC) in the articles must be provided by the firm:- by default to...
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    The consumer has the right to know

    As a consumer, you have the right to ask your supplier* whether the item that you have just purchased from him contains a substance of very high concern (SVHC- substance of very...
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    Suitable controlled risks

    The purpose of authorisation, as envisaged in the REACH regulation, is to ensure that the "risks from substances of very high concern are properly controlled and that these...
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    Restriction of substances, mixtures and articles: the REACH safety net

    The restriction procedure is used to limit the manufacturing, use or marketing of substances, mixtures and articles that pose an unacceptable risk to human health or to the...
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    New threats

    These are threats that have emerged recently due to technological progress or increase in the human population, etc. These threats are still poorly understood because they are...
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    Asbestos: danger to life!

    Asbestos is not naturally present in Belgium. It is a highly toxic, natural, fibrous material. This is why, since the end of 2001, it has been strictly prohibited across Belgium...