All that was missing was the final nail in the coffin, and now it has been driven in. Nearly six years after unveiling the reform of the regulation of hazardous chemicals with great fanfare, the European Commission has abandoned the plan, which Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had promised as part of the European Green Deal. The revision of the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation was officially declared abandoned on April 27 by European Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall during a debate with members of the European Parliament, according to the news website Contexte. The Commission confirmed this information to Le Monde on Monday, May 4.
“Executive Vice President Stéphane Séjourné and Commissioner Jessika Roswall have engaged in dialogue with all stakeholders – including the European Parliament, member states, industry and civil society organizations – in order to understand how to strike a balance between simplifying, modernizing and strengthening the enforcement of legislation,” said an official in Brussels. “Taking these discussions into account, the Commission has concluded that it will not present a legislative proposal to amend the REACH regulation at this stage.”
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