REACH will apply to substances manufactured or imported in quantities over 1 tonne per year, and is expected to be applied to approximately 30,000 substances. The regulation includes a number of key objectives including the provision of basic hazard and risk information on new and existing chemical substances manufactured in or imported into the EU; moving the burden of proof of safe use away from member states' authorities to the producing and importing companies; making downstream users responsible for providing information on uses and associated risk management measures relating to substances; and introducing an authorisation procedure for the most hazardous substances.

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