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28 September 2011
23 – 24 November 2011 in Warsaw, Poland
On the REACH road - 5th Anniversary of REACH
The Polish Ministry of Economy has asked ECHA to promote the International Conference "On the REACH road" in Warsaw, Poland from 23 – 24 November 2011.
As the year 2011 was designated by the UN as the International Year of Chemistry (IYC 2011) and 2011 also marks the 100th Anniversary of Maria Skłodowska-Curie's Nobel Prize in chemistry (MSC100) – the Conference was appointed as one of the activities undertaken to celebrate the IYC 2011, MSC100 as well as the fifth anniversary of the adoption of the REACH Regulation.
For more information and to register:
http://www.5-reach.pl/en/index.php
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Companies are urged to start preparing for the 2013 REACH registration deadline
ECHA launched the ‘REACH 2013 - Act Now!' campaign at the REACH Conference on 23 September to remind the industry to start preparing for the second REACH registration deadline. Companies manufacturing or importing chemicals in quantities at or above 100 tonnes per year are required to register these substances with ECHA by 31 May 2013.
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The video recording of the REACH confrence is available at:
http://webcast.ec.europa.eu/eutv/portal/archive.html?viewConference=12888
The speech of the Executive Director Geert Dancet:
http://echa.europa.eu/about/organisation/executive_en.asp
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