9. Abbreviations and acronyms

CAS: chemical abstracts service

EC: European Community

CLP: classification, labelling and packaging (EC regulation no. 1272/2008)

ECHA: European Chemicals Agency

EEA: European Economic Area –

EINECS: European inventory of existing commercial chemical substances

ELINCS: European list of notified chemical substances

IUCLID: international uniform chemical information database

REACh: registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemicals (EC regulation no. 1907/2006)

SIEF: substance information exchange forum.

UVCB : substances...