What is the bill about?
The political organization EELV (Europe �cologie Les Verts) proposed a bill to the French National Assembly in mid-January 2016, which would form a list of hazardous chemicals that companies are encouraged to substitute.
This bill would demand companies to check if their products contain substances from that list, and if so, report it to the National Institute for Industrial Environment and Risks (INERIS).
The French government might even go further. According to Augustin Billetdoux, a spokesman for EELV, financial rewards will be offered to encourage substitution.
How will the list be established?
Nonetheless, how the government would compile the list is not clear yet. According to Mr. Billetdoux, the legal text says that the list will include all SVHCs (Substances of Very High Concern) � the substances included in the REACH candidate list. France�s Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (Anses) is also advising the government on which chemicals to include.
Moreover, EELV does not want to only limit the list to the REACH candidate one, but to also make it resemble NGO ChemSec�s Subtitute it Now (SIN) list . According to ChemSec, the Sin List is one step ahead of REACH by giving guidance to companies that have to substitute hazardous chemicals.
For the bill to pass through Parliament, it would take at least a year according to Mr. Billetdoux.
Do you want to learn more?
Feel free to contact EcoMundo�s experts by mail (contact@ecomundo.eu).
What is the bill about?
The political organization EELV (Europe �cologie Les Verts) proposed a bill to the French National Assembly in mid-January 2016, which would form a list of hazardous chemicals that companies are encouraged to substitute.
This bill would demand companies to check if their products contain substances from that list, and if so, report it to the National Institute for Industrial Environment and Risks (INERIS).
The French government might even go further. According to Augustin Billetdoux, a spokesman for EELV, financial rewards will be offered to encourage substitution.
How will the list be established?
Nonetheless, how the government would compile the list is not clear yet. According to Mr. Billetdoux, the legal text says that the list will include all SVHCs (Substances of Very High Concern) � the substances included in the REACH candidate list. France�s Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (Anses) is also advising the government on which chemicals to include.
Moreover, EELV does not want to only limit the list to the REACH candidate one, but to also make it resemble NGO ChemSec�s Subtitute it Now (SIN) list . According to ChemSec, the Sin List is one step ahead of REACH by giving guidance to companies that have to substitute hazardous chemicals.
For the bill to pass through Parliament, it would take at least a year according to Mr. Billetdoux.
Do you want to learn more?
Feel free to contact EcoMundo�s experts by mail (contact@ecomundo.eu).
