European Chemicals Agency

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European Union agency regulatory agency

The European Chemicals Agency is an agency of the European Union responsible for implementing EU chemicals legislation, including the REACH regulation, to ensure the safe use of chemicals and protect human health and the environment.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	European Union agency ⓘ regulatory agency ⓘ
abbreviation	ECHA NERFINISHED ⓘ
aimsTo	protect human health from hazardous chemicals ⓘ protect the environment from hazardous chemicals ⓘ
country	European Union ⓘ
employs	administrative staff ⓘ regulatory experts ⓘ scientists ⓘ
foundedBy	European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite	https://echa.europa.eu ⓘ
hasOrgan	Biocidal Products Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ Committee for Risk Assessment NERFINISHED ⓘ Committee for Socio-economic Analysis NERFINISHED ⓘ Executive Director ⓘ Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement NERFINISHED ⓘ Management Board NERFINISHED ⓘ Member State Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ Helsinki NERFINISHED ⓘ
inception	2007 ⓘ
jurisdiction	European Union ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ all official languages of the European Union ⓘ
legalBasis	Biocidal Products Regulation NERFINISHED ⓘ CLP Regulation NERFINISHED ⓘ Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Regulation NERFINISHED ⓘ REACH Regulation NERFINISHED ⓘ Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 NERFINISHED ⓘ Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 NERFINISHED ⓘ Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 NERFINISHED ⓘ Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 NERFINISHED ⓘ Waste Framework Directive provisions on substances of concern NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern European Summer Time ⓘ Eastern European Time ⓘ
mainRegulatoryArea	biocidal products ⓘ chemicals safety ⓘ classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures ⓘ industrial chemicals ⓘ
missionStatement	to enhance competitiveness and innovation ⓘ to ensure a high level of protection of human health and the environment from the risks posed by chemicals ⓘ to ensure the free circulation of substances on the internal market ⓘ to promote alternative methods for the assessment of hazards of substances ⓘ
overseesRegulation	Biocidal Products Regulation NERFINISHED ⓘ CLP NERFINISHED ⓘ PIC Regulation NERFINISHED ⓘ REACH NERFINISHED ⓘ Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentOrganization	European Commission ⓘ European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
responsibleFor	authorisation of substances of very high concern ⓘ coordination of EU-wide enforcement projects on chemicals legislation ⓘ evaluation of chemical substances ⓘ maintaining the classification and labelling inventory ⓘ managing the registration of chemical substances in the EU ⓘ preparing and supporting restrictions on chemicals ⓘ providing guidance and support to industry and authorities on chemicals legislation ⓘ public dissemination of information on chemicals ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ
subjectOf	European Union chemicals policy ⓘ European Union environmental policy NERFINISHED ⓘ
supervises	Member State competent authorities for REACH and CLP implementation ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

European Food Safety Authority → cooperatesWith → European Chemicals Agency ⓘ

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety → hasJurisdictionOver → European Chemicals Agency ⓘ

European Union REACH registration list → maintainedBy → European Chemicals Agency ⓘ

toxaphene → regulatedBy → European Chemicals Agency ⓘ