Commerce Department to Hold Webinar on REACH (European Environmental Regulations) and US Aerospace

The U.S. Commerce Department will hold a webinar on November 29 to discuss the effect of European Evironmental Regulations on U.S. Aerospace companies.

The European Union has a regulation called the REACH regulation. REACH stands for Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation & restriction of Chemicals.

REACH imposes certain obligations on companies that manufacture certain chemicals in Europe, and on companies that import certain chemicals into Europe. Under REACH, the continued marketing of substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) requires an authorization. Businesses active in the aerospace marketplace use a number of substances that are being considered for SVHC classification, and unauthorized import into Europe of such substances could violate REACH.

ASA members who export to Europe could find themselves affected by the new policies under REACH.

For more information, see the notice on the Commerce Department website.