FACT SHEET DOWNLOAD | Forthcoming UK REACH Regulation

In June 2016, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the “UK”) voted to leave the European Union (EU) – the process to leave the EU is known as “Brexit”. The UK/ EU Withdrawal Agreement was ratified on 31 January 2020, which means the UK is no longer an EU Member State. The UK has now entered the transition period which includes a period of negotiation of trade agreements with the European Commission. The transition period is scheduled to end on 31 December 2020 (UK Exit Day, unless an extension is agreed upon). During this transition period, the UK will continue to apply all of the EU’s regulations, including EU REACH.

On UK Exit Day, the UK will no longer apply EU law and a separate UK regime for regulating chemicals will be established; this is referred to as “UK REACH”.

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