Environment Council - March 2013

	Story Title Story Description	Environment Council - March 2013 The Environment Council takes place on 21 March in Brussels.
	Video Title Video Description	Chemicals This series of stockshots contains images on chemicals, in relations to the "REACH system" for the registration and authorisation of chemical substances.

Reference	95231	Video infos	Mpg4 / PAL - 4:3	Duration	00:02:46	Type	Stockshots (Archives footage)
Shooting Date	14-08-2008	Country	Divers	Town	Divers

Background	REACH is the Regulation on Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals. It entered into force on 1 June 2007. It streamlines and improves the former legislative framework on chemicals of the European Union (EU). The main aims of REACH are to ensure a high level of protection of human health and the environment from the risks that can be posed by chemicals, the promotion of alternative test methods, the free circulation of substances on the internal market and enhancing competitiveness and innovation. REACH makes industry responsible for assessing and managing the risks posed by chemicals and providing appropriate safety information to their users. In parallel, the European Union can take additional measures on highly dangerous substances, where there is a need for complementing action at EU level.

Background

REACH is the Regulation on Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals. It entered into force on 1 June 2007. It streamlines and improves the former legislative framework on chemicals of the European Union (EU). The main aims of REACH are to ensure a high level of protection of human health and the environment from the risks that can be posed by chemicals, the promotion of alternative test methods, the free circulation of substances on the internal market and enhancing competitiveness and innovation. REACH makes industry responsible for assessing and managing the risks posed by chemicals and providing appropriate safety information to their users. In parallel, the European Union can take additional measures on highly dangerous substances, where there is a need for complementing action at EU level.

TC	Thumbnail	Description
00:00:00		Exterior views of BASF plant in Antwerp (Belgium, 2003) (3 shots) Duration : 00:00:14
00:00:14		Workers in the installations of the BASF plant Duration : 00:00:05
00:00:19		Warehouse of the cans containing chemicals (3 shots) Duration : 00:00:18
00:00:37		Chemists carrying out analyses in the laboratory (3 shots) Duration : 00:00:21
00:00:58		Storage cupboard with chemicals in flasks (2 shots) Duration : 00:00:14
00:01:12		General view of the polyethylene production plant, Borealis AB, Stenungsund (Sweden, 2005) (4 shots) Duration : 00:00:24
00:01:36		Hyflon Ion laboratory, chemist working at the laboratory of Solvay Solexis in Milan (Italy, 2005) (7 shots) Duration : 00:00:51
00:02:27		Exterior views of the cisterns of the company Forever in Courcelles (Belgium, 2003) (3 shots) Duration : 00:00:18
00:02:45		END Duration : 00:00:00

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