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REACH is the product of a wide-ranging overhaul of EU chemical policy. It passed the first reading in the European Parliament on 17 November 2005, and the Council of Ministers reached a political agreement for a common position on 13 December 2005.
A reach is a segment of a stream, river, or arm of the sea, [citation needed] usually suggesting a straight, level, uninterrupted stretch. [1] [2] They are traditionally defined by the capabilities of sailing boats, as a stretch of a watercourse which, because it is straightish, can be sailed in one "reach" (that is, without tacking).
When listed in Annex XIV of the REACh regulation, a substance is therefore assigned a “sunset date” after which its use will be banned, unless an Authorisation is granted for a definite period of time. As of today (2022/03/02), 223 substances are listed on the Candidate List [6] and 54 substances (date 2022/03/02) are listed in the Annex ...
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA; / ˈ ɛ k ə / EK-ə) is an agency of the European Union working for the safe use of chemicals. It manages the technical and administrative aspects of the implementation of the European Union regulation called Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH).
The criteria are given in article 57 of the REACH Regulation. [6] [7] A substance may be proposed as an SVHC if it meets one or more of the following criteria: it is carcinogenic; it is mutagenic; it is toxic for reproduction; it is persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic [8] (PBT substances); it is very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB ...
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Reach of television channels is often expressed in the form of "x minute weekly reach" – that is, the number (or percentage) of viewers who watched the channel for at least x minutes in a given week.
A given point of sail (beating, close reach, beam reach, broad reach, and running downwind) is defined in reference to the true wind—the wind felt by a stationary observer. The motive power , and thus appropriate position of the sails, is determined by the apparent wind : the wind relative to an observer on the sailing craft.