date:Sep 02, 2013
cisions, will now also be used for disseminating information to the public.
The new Regulation was also the first piece of legislation to integrate the new Commission definition on nanomaterials.
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) will provide scientific and technical back-up to the Commission and the Member States under this new Regulation. The agency's tasks include, among others, delivering opinions on the approval of active substances and the Union authorisation of biocidal products. T