8. Glossary

Distributor

Any natural or legal person established in the Community, including a retailer, who carries out only the operations of storing and placing on the market a substance, on its own or in a mixture, on behalf of third parties.

European Economic Area

All members of the European Union, plus Ireland, Liechtenstein and Norway.

Manufacturer

Natural or legal person established in the Community who manufactures a substance in the Community.

Manufacturing

Production or extraction of substances in their natural state.

Supplier of a substance or mixture

A downstream user or distributor to whom a substance or mixture is supplied.

Importer...