Minimise and control the risks

Minimizing and controling the risks from hazardous chemicals includes two objectives: minimising exposure of humans and environment to substances hazardous to health and the environment, through risk management measures and full information to users of chemicals, and promoting modern and smart production processes, as well as safe and sustainable uses and business models. This covers using chemicals as a service, and developing IT solutions for tracking of chemicals.

Below, indicators refer to quantitative variables showing the trend or status of a phenomenon over time and occurring at the EU level. Signals can be a compilation of qualitative and/or quantitative data with limited geographical and time coverage. They provide additional insights, may indicate a trend for a specific phenomenon, that are deemed worth exploring despite incomplete coverage.

Indicators
Signals

Indicators

increase

in industrial chemicals under assessment by EU authorities

more CMR substances identified under CLP

phaseout

of ozone-depleting substances in the EU

decline

in HFCs placed on the EU market since 2014

-33%

in the use and risk of chemical pesticides in the EU

-21%

in the use of more hazardous chemical pesticides in the EU

-28%

in food-producing animal consumption of antimicrobials

rebound

in human consumption of antibacterials for systemic use

82%

of compliant cases on average in national REACH controls

75%

of compliant cases on average in national CLP controls

71%

of REACH-CLP compliant cases in imported goods

870

alerts per year reported on average to EU Rapid Alert System

Signals

-45%

in registered use volumes of substances subject to authorisation under REACH

How has lead regulation progressed?

Why regulating substances by group for risk management?

What is enforcement and the extent of compliance to restrictions?

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