Abbreviations and Acronyms
Importing a substance into the EEA, determining who is responsible for placing it on the market within the meaning of the REACh regulation

CAS: Chemical Abstracts Service.

EC: European Community.

EEA: European Economic Area (European Economic Area – EEA).

ELINCS: European List of Notified Chemical Substances.

EINECS: European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances.

HSE: Health, Safety, and Environment.

QSE: Quality, Safety, Environment.

REACH: Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals (Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006).

EU: European Union.