Abbreviations and acronyms
Manufacture of a substance: determining whether this is a placing on the market within the meaning of the REACh regulations

CAS: chemical abstracts service

EC: European Community

EEA: European Economic Area –

EINECS: European inventory of existing commercial chemical substances

ELINCS: European list of notified chemical substances

HSE: health, safety and environment

QSE: quality, safety, environment

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

EU: European Union