Importers Beware: EU Court Extends Reach Of Chemical Law

Law360, New York (September 23, 2015, 11:18 AM EDT) -- In what is a salutary reminder that published European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) guidance cannot necessarily always be relied upon to provide an authoritative interpretation of the requirements of the EU's Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regime, the European Court on Sept. 10, 2015, delivered its ruling in a case that has complex and potentially very onerous implications for businesses which import or supply a wide range of products containing certain hazardous chemicals (even at trace levels) within the European economic area (EEA)....

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