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FBDi Format Simplifies REACH Data Submissions

FBDi (Fachverband der Bauelemente Distribution e.V.) the German distributor association has created a useful tool for all companies grappling with the EU REACH regulations.

REACH Breachers Face Two Years in French Slammer

The French government is toughening its stance on the EU REACH regulations.

It will now enforce criminal sanctions against any company breaching the REACH directive. Among the chemicals cited in REACH are many used by the electronics industry.

"Such offences including the failure to stop using a banned substance or failure to  register a substance will be deemed criminal," according to Environ, the compliance agency. Though the sanctions to be take have yet to be released Environ says that earlier drafts of the law suggested a maximum two years imprisonment and a 75,000 Euro fine.

REACHing a Verdict

To use a good old London term, the various EU regulations can "do your head in". So any help should be gratefully snapped up.

Don't Go In The Sin Bin

Heads up time, people.  The EU's REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals) is about to get more serious.