UK TEXTILE FINISHING CHEMICAL COMPANIES FACE EXTRA COST AND RED TAPE FOLLOWING FULL BREXIT ON JANUARY 1
January 2nd, 2020
THE TEXTILE finishing chemical sector in the UK and its customers are facing administrative disruption and additional costs now Britain has exited the European Union (EU)’s REACH chemical control system, from January 1. The entire EU system has now been transplanted in law onto the British statute book, and a UK REACH system will now apply for chemical manufacturers and importers within Great Britain. Such companies operating within Northern Ireland will remain covered by the EU’s REACH system, under the special protocol that allows NI to remain within the EU ...
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