Phil, 

Couple of points, besides others already commented.  

1. I perceive REACh to be a new way of life, not a point in time legislation, like RoHS has been so far.  The materials lined up for evaluation (mostly by the "Green" organizations) stretches as far as the eye can see.  REACh is a process, rather than one specific legislation. Already, I have heard that the EU has had 140,000 registrations of various compounds, mixtures or devices - the three categories of items sought already.  

2. The line-up of countries to follow either REACh or California Green Chemicals Act is growing.  Right now, I think California, and perhaps US EPA who wants to ammend the Toxic Substances Control Act, are seeing how the EU deals with the registrations.  I have heard that the money generated from the application fees for REACh will only fund the large bureaucracy created to receive, file, categorize and publish this mass of information into mid-2010.  Then, how will the EU fund reach - raise taxes? ask for more registrations?  And, we know California is bankrupt and can't fund a similar bureaucracy.  

3.  I find that IPC ComplianceNet is a very good ongoing source of REACh info.  Not so much posteed there, but accurate.  Join from the IPC web page. 

Denny Fritz
SAIC



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From: Phil Nutting <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: [TN] Cliff Notes for REACH


OK, I'm coming into this late and I am totally unprepared.  That said, is there 
 good guideline in layman's terms of what we will need to do for our high 
oltage power supplies
Thanks in advance.
Phil Nutting
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