REACH Authorisation VS substitution
The REACH Authorisation procedure was recently criticised by NGO ChemSec due to the number of authorisations granted by ECHA in 2016. In these conditions, can REACH authorisation really be considered as favourable to hazardous substance substitution? For Applications for Authorisation, which Good Practices are being implemented for substance substitution and for the Analysis of Alternatives? EcoMundo unravels this touchy subject.