The agreement for Brexit – the UK’s withdrawal from the European trading bloc - presented by UK Prime Minister Theresa May must still be approved by both the UK Parliament and the European Parliament before it can take effect. But it is a good first step, panelists at the conference said, even though it still lacks some details on chemicals legislation.
“I am not optimistic about some parts of the deal, especially those related to associate membership,” Marco Mensink, director general of the Chemistry Industry Council, said.
The UK government hopes to achieve “associate membership” of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). This would mean that the UK would avoid duplicate testing and related costs under the EU's Registration,...
