Resources
This page presents key resources on several topics related to chemical policy.
REACH
Official overview of REACH under the European Commission’s environment page — provides the legal context, aims, obligations, and ongoing work including planned revisions.
https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/chemicals/reach-regulation_en
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) — “Understanding REACH”: a comprehensive official overview of REACH: what it is, what steps it involves, who’s covered, the obligations on companies, and the role of ECHA.
https://echa.europa.eu/de/regulations/reach/understanding-reach
The consolidated legal text: Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 itself — this is the full legal basis of REACH, including all Titles and Annexes.
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2006.396.01.0001.01.ENG
Assessment of the Authorisation Process under REACH — a study (by a German governmental/research body) that analyses the effectiveness of REACH’s authorisation procedure, including strengths, weaknesses, and potential improvements.
https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/sites/default/files/medien/5750/publikationen/2021-03-03_texte_41-2021_advancing_reach_ap_5-4.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com
EEB: Ensuring a Future Proof EU Chemicals Policy – EEB proposals to ensure simpler, faster and bolder chemicals policy goals
https://eeb.org/library/ensuring-a-future-proof-eu-chemicals-policy-eeb-proposals-to-ensure-simpler-faster-and-bolder-chemical-policy-goals/
EEB: Comments on the proposed amendments for REACH Annex XI (general rules for adaptation of the standard testing regime)
https://eeb.org/library/comments-on-the-proposed-amendments-for-reach-annex-xi-general-rules-for-adaptation-of-the-standard-testing-regime/
EEB: Comments REACH information requirements
https://eeb.org/library/comments-on-reach-information-requirements-casg-ir-ed-04-2025/
PFAS
ECHA consultation on PFAS draft opinion in spring 2026: The consultation and decision-making by ECHA (next major step: draft opinion in 2026) will be critical — that will determine how broad, fast and stringent the final restriction becomes.
https://echa.europa.eu/de/-/echa-to-consult-on-pfas-draft-opinion-in-spring-2026
European Environmental Bureau (EEB) — PFAS section: overview of EU ambitions to phase out PFAS unless “essential for society”; advocacy-style explanation of the universal restriction logic.
https://eeb.org/work-areas/industry-health/pfas/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
EEB: “Forever chemicals poisoning Europe`s waters and fish: The tip of the PFAS iceberg
https://eeb.org/library/forever-chemicals-poisoning-europes-waters-and-fish-the-tip-of-the-pfas-iceberg/
Overview of existing PFAS restrictions before the universal proposal (food, water, some compounds) — helps understand how the new proposal relates to prior partial measures.
https://www.bundesumweltministerium.de/en/topics/health-chemicals/overview-health/overview-food-safety/consumer-protection-overview/translate-to-english-eu-hoechstgehalte-fuer-per-und-polyfluorierte-alkylsubstanzen-pfas-in-lebensmitteln
ChemTrust — “Universal PFAS Restriction” page: a clear civil-society explanation of what a universal PFAS ban would mean (scope, intent, exemptions, essential-use carve-outs)
https://chemtrust.org/universal-pfas-restriction/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Podcast
Listen to our Podcast “Building a world without toxins – Real life stories”.
How do toxins affect our lives, and what can we do about it? There are around 350.000 chemicals on the market; many of them are in the products we use, and many are harmful to our health and the environment.
Listen to the stories from experts and agents of change working worldwide to resolve the issue. The first episodes of this podcast focus on the social, environmental, and health impacts of textile production and disposal and ways to address them.
You can find the podcast
on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/building-a-world-without-toxins-real-life-stories/id17
on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/2MHjExStG4PXGNkBMLszGs