Know the scope of regulations before identifying your obligations
European regulatory obligations depending on the substance's market

The regulatory framework dealing with chemical safety is divided into two subgroups:

• texts regulating the existence of chemical substances in the EU, such as REACh or CLP;

• those relating to the final application, either by regulating the function of the chemical substance, or its application.

The list of the main regulatory texts (Tool 1 ) also shows you their field of application.

When you are in a position to market a chemical substance, a...