My Voice

This information leaflet has been developed within the framework of the project REACHing Sustainable Management of Chemicals in the Euro-Mediterranean Region and provides useful information concerning the REACH legislation and the EU chemical policy reform. REACH came into force in 2007. This law took nearly nine years to develop, and provoked ‘the fiercest lobbying battle in EU history’ mainly between the chemical industry and groups representing the interests of health and the environment. The leaflet provides guidance on how the wider public can demand better protection of human health and the environment from hazardous chemicals.