UK minerals chemical firms will suffer from Brexit, ECHA says

• Autores: Paul. Rackstraw
• Localización: Industrial Minerals, ISSN 0019-8544, Nº. 598, 2017 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Diciembre/Enero)
• Idioma: inglés
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  • There is less concern over the fact that a ‘Brexit Britain’ would not be covered by the EU’s classification labeling and packaging (CLP) regulation, mainly because it is assumed that this law would end up on the UK Statute Book via the government’s so-called ‘Great Repeal Bill.’Furthermore, the labeling elements of this legislation that are based on the United Nations’ Global Harmonized System (GHS) will remain obligatory in Britain because the UK will still implement the GHS. [...]the pictograms will be valid within the UK,” the ECHA said. Faced with such disruption, the UK Chemical Industries Association (CIA) has said a post-Brexit deal allowing UK companies to retain their links to the REACH system and continue using ECHA’s services is the only option that would not leave British chemical businesses facing additional costs and administrative burdens.And regardless of the final outcome of negotiations, a transition period allowing the UK to remain within the framework of EU regulations is “essential” to ease into the transition phase and not cause unnecessary disruption, a CIA spokesman added. Since the outcome of the EU membership referendum last June, the association has been calling on the UK government to secure the validity of existing registrations and authorizations prior to Britain’s withdrawal from the EU. [...]the European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) has also called for clarity around future EU-UK trading arrangements.