Although many aspects of chemicals policy are controlled at an EU level, individual Member States do still have powers in many areas, for example in taxation, assistance to industry, and in softer policy options such as stakeholder processes and voluntary agreements.
In some areas where policy is made at a European level, Member States may go further with their own regulation, particularly where the regulation refers to activities within a Member State (e.g. factory emissions or worker health) rather than something that is traded (like a chemical).
In addition, many Member States have invested considerable resources in developing their own chemicals policies and in influencing the development of chemicals policy at a European level.
- For more information about chemicals policies in place before REACH, see our REACH Archive.
- For information about tools developed by Member States for chemical assessment, see Support Tools.
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