REACH Regulation
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (Reach), establishing a European Chemicals Agency and amending Directive 1999/45/EC and Regulation (EC) {on Persistent Organic Pollutants}
- Stage
- In force, reached 30 Dec 2006
- In force
- In force since 1 Jun 2007 · CELEX 32006R1907
- Procedure
- Regulation · Ordinary legislative procedure
- Rapporteur
- Guido Sacconi (PSE)
- Last activity
- 22 Jul 2026
Where it stands
Latest: Implementing act adopted: Board of Appeal of the European Chemicals Agency - rules of organisation and procedure, 22 Jul 2026.
- 17 Nov 2005
- EP position at first reading
- 13 Dec 2006
- Adoption of amendments to the Council’s first reading position by the EP
- 18 Dec 2006
- Signature by the president of the EP and by the president of the Council
- 30 Dec 2006
- Publication in the Official Journal
- 4 Nov 2025
- Implementing act adopted: Board of Appeal of the European Chemicals Agency - rules of organisation and procedure
- 22 Jul 2026
- Implementing act adopted: Board of Appeal of the European Chemicals Agency - rules of organisation and procedure
Who is on it
The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.
| Role | Name | Group | Country | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapporteur | Guido Sacconi | PSE | IT | ENVI |
Delegated and implementing acts beneath it
By status: 35 published, 2 planned, 1 adopted.
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Titles link to EUR-Lex where the act has been published.
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Report · A6-0315/2005Parliament
- Report · A6-0352/2006Parliament
- Proposal · COM(2016)0814Commission
- Text adopted · Corrigendum to final act 32006R1907R(01)Commission
- Text adopted · Corrigendum to final act 32006R1907R(02)Commission
- OJ C 112 30.04.2004, p. 0092-0099Commission
- OJ C 164 05.07.2005, p. 0078-0081Commission
- OJ C 294 25.11.2005, p. 0038-0044Commission
- Text adopted · OJ L 136 29.05.2007, p. 0003Commission
- Text adopted · OJ L 141 31.05.2008, p. 0022Commission
- Text adopted · OJ L 396 30.12.2006, p. 0001Commission
- Committee opinion · PE353.540Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE353.595Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE355.467Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE357.536Parliament
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- Committee opinion · PE357.617Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE357.686Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE357.691Parliament
- Amendments · PE357.816Parliament
- Amendments · PE357.817Parliament
- Amendments · PE357.820Parliament
- Amendments · PE357.821Parliament
- Amendments · PE357.823Parliament
- Amendments · PE357.824Parliament
- Amendments · PE357.825Parliament
- Amendments · PE357.826Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE357.851Parliament
- Amendments · PE357.888Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE357.971Parliament
- Amendments · PE360.104Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE360.258Parliament
- Amendments · PE360.338Parliament
- Amendments · PE360.355Parliament
- Amendments · PE360.356Parliament
- Amendments · PE360.358Parliament
- Report · PE371.746Parliament
- Amendments · PE378.589Parliament
- Amendments · PE378.597Parliament
- Amendments · PE378.807Parliament
- Text adopted · Regulation 2006/1907Commission
- SEC(2006)0924Commission
- Text adopted · SP(2005)5015Parliament
- Text adopted · T6-0434/2005Parliament
- Text adopted · T6-0552/2006Parliament
Summary
GeneratedThe EU REACH Regulation overhauls chemicals management by replacing multiple directives with a single system requiring industry to register and provide safety data for all chemicals manufactured or imported above one tonne per year. It affects chemical manufacturers, importers, downstream users, and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).
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