There are over 40 pieces of EU legislation dealing with chemical substances.
The legislation is managed by different Commission departments (ENV, GROW, SANTE, Employment), and different agencies (ECHA, EFSA).
The procedures substances go through vary. Most go through secondary legislation – either delegated acts, implementing acts, and many still go through the regulatory procedure with scrutiny (RPS).
Below is a summary of some.
Procedures
Regulation Procedure
| REACH Restriction | RPS |
| REACH Authorisation | Implementing act |
| REACH SHVC identification | Implementing act |
| REACH Test Methods | RPS |
| CLP Classification ATP | Delegated act |
| RoHS substance restrictions | Delegated act |
| RoHS exemptions | Delegated act |
| Endocrine Disruptors Criteria – Plant Protection Products | RPS |
| Endocrine Disruptors Criteria – Biocidal Products | Delegated act |
| GMO Authorisation | Implementing act |
| Plant Protection – Maximum residue levels (MRLs) | RPS |
| Plant Protection Products – Renewals | Implementing act |
| Plant Protection Products – Approval | Implementing act |
| Toys migration limits | RPS |
| Toys – harmonised standards | RPS |
| Foodstuffs – maximum levels for certain contaminants | RPS |
| Foodstuffs – maximum levels for certain contaminants | RPS |
| Ecodesign | RPS |
| Ecolabel | RPS |
| POP Annex I update | Delegated act |
| Biocides – national restrictions | Implementing act |
| Medical product for human use – authourisation | Implementing act |
| Occupational exposure to carcinogens and mutagens – CMD – Binding OELs | Ordinary legislation – special procedure |
| Indicative occupational exposure limit values – CAD | Delegated act |