Does REACH impact the USA? (Directive Decoder)

Does REACH impact the USA?

US companies that donot have a legal presence in the European Union donot have any direct obligations under REACH, regardless of whether or not they sell products into the EU.
However, REACH may have an impact on supply. The costs associated with registration or potential restrictions may lead EU manufacturers to phase out certain substances. Therefore US companies may witness supply difficulties for some products and raw materials.
It is also likely that products, where purchased from the EU, will become more expensive as REACH is implemented.
Any US company with a presence in the EU may well be affected by the REACH requirement that importers, manufacturers, producers and downstream users comply with various procedures including, in some cases, registration of substances.

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Posted by Gary on November 14, 2007 11:30 AM | Permalink|

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Gary Nevison is Farnell's spokesperson and customer interface on legislation that affects the electronics industry, such as the RoHS and WEEE Directives. As part of this, Gary has spoken extensively at RoHS seminars throughout Europe, North America and Australia. He has recently turned his attention to the developments, and impact, of China RoHS.
With over 30 years service at Farnell, he has widespread experience in the electronic components industry, Gary is an active figure in the market place, sitting on the AFDEC (Association of Franchised Distributors of Electronic Components) Council and acting as the elected chairperson for its dedicated RoHS development team.
During 2005, Gary was also chairman of the European organisation DMASS (Distributors and Manufacturers Association of Semiconductor Specialists) and today sits on the board of Electronics Yorkshire, helping local businesses.

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