Chemicals

Welsh businesses are strongly advised to visit the Competent Authority website to see how they are likely to be affected, and what they must do to fulfil their REACH responsibilities.

Visit: UK Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of CHemicals (REACH) Competent Authority (external link)

Visit: Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) chemicals pages (including REACH) (external link)

Visit: European Chemicals Agency (external link)

Defra acts in consultation with the Devolved Administrations as the lead UK Government Department with responsibility for chemicals legislation. The Hazardous Substances Advisory Committee, Chemicals Stakeholder Forum, Environment Agency and Health and Safety Executive (HSE) provide expert advice to Defra and Welsh Government on issues relating to chemicals.

Visit: Hazardous Substances Advisory Committee (external link)

Visit: Chemicals Stakeholder Forum (external link)

Visit: Environment Agency (external link)

Visit: Health and Safety Executive (external link)

The Welsh Government is not responsible for the contents or reliability of the linked websites and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them. Listing shall not be taken as endorsement of any kind. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time and we have no control over availability of the linked pages.