7. Abbreviations and acronyms

AC: article

ANSES: Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire, de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety)

ERC: environmental release category

SEM: scanning electron microscope

NACE: Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community

PC: product category

PROC: process category

REACH: registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemicals

SU: sector of use