REACH Legislation
(Most recent) REACH consolidated version
(i.e. aggregated text with successive amendments and corrigenda)
The consolidated version of the REACH regulation incorporates all of the amendments and corrigenda set to REACH set out below. This text has been produced for documentary purposes and the European Chemicals Agency does not assume any liability for its content. Please note that the text has no legal value. For legal purposes please refer to the texts published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
The latest consolidated version of the REACH legal text, dated 09.10.2012.
Subsequent amendments
(after the entry into force of the latest consolidated version)
Commission Regulation (EU) No 835/2012 of 18 September 2012 amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards cadmium
Commission Regulation (EU) No 836/2012 of 18 September 2012 amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards lead
Commission Regulation (EU) No 847/2012 of 19 September 2012 amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards mercury
Commission Regulation (EU) No 848/2012 of 19 September 2012 amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards phenylmercury compounds
Commission Regulation (EU) No 126/2013 of 13 February 2013 amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)
Commission Regulation (EU) No 348/2013 of 17 April 2013 amending Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)
(Initial) REACH Regulation
Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC
For the detailed REACH legal text, plus amendments to the text and its annexes, please see this eur-lex bibliographic notice.
Court of Justice
Case C-558/07: S.P.C.M. SA and Others v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The European Court of Justice interpreted the scope of Article 6(3) of the REACH Legal Text and declared Article 6(3) valid in European Court of Justice ruling on monomers C-558/07 of 7 July 2009
Case C-358/11: Lapin elinkeino-, liikenne- ja ympäristökeskuksen liikenne ja infrastruktuuri -vastuualue v Lapin luonnonsuojelupiiri ry
Judgment of the Court of 7 March 2013
Opinion of the Advocate General Kokott of 13 December 2012
Case C-625/11P and C-626/11P: Polyelectrolyte Producers Group and SNF v ECHA
Opinion of the Advocate General Cruz Villalón of 21 March 2013
General Court
Case T-1/10: PPG and SNF v ECHA
Order of the General Court of 21 September 2011
Order of the President of General Court of 26 March 2010 - (interim measures)
Case T-93/10: Bilbaína de Alquitranes, SA and Others v ECHA
Judgement of the General Court of 7 March 2013
Case T-94/10: Rütgers Germany GmbH and Others v ECHA
Judgement of the General Court of 7 March 2013
Case T-95/10: Cindu Chemicals BV and Others v ECHA
Judgement of the General Court of 7 March 2013
Case T-96/10: Rütgers Germany GmbH and Others v ECHA
Judgement of the General Court of 7 March 2013
Case T-268/10: PPG and SNF v ECHA
Order of the General Court of 21 September 2011
Case T-89/13: Calestep v ECHA
Order of the President of the General Court of 11 March 2013 (interim measures)
Test Methods Regulation
(Most recent) consolidated version
(i.e. aggregated text with successive amendments and corrigenda)
The consolidated version of the Test Methods regulation incorporates all of the amendments and corrigenda set to Test Methods set out below. This text has been produced for documentary purposes and the European Chemicals Agency does not assume any liability for its content. Please note that the text has no legal value. For legal purposes please refer to the texts published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
The latest consolidated version of the Test Methods legal text, dated 23.07.2012
Subsequent amendments
(after the entry into force of the latest consolidated version)
Commission Regulation (EU) No 640/2012 of 6 July 2012 amending, for the purpose of its adaptation to technical progress, Regulation (EC) No 440/2008 laying down test methods pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Text with EEA relevance
(Initial) Test Methods Regulation
Council Regulation No 440/2008 of 30 May 2008 laying down test methods pursuant to Regulation No 1907/2006 (REACH).
Fee Regulation
(Initial) Fee Regulation
Commission Regulation (EC) No 340/2008 of 16 April 2008 on the fees and charges payable to the European Chemicals Agency pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)
Subsequent amendments
Commission implementing Regulation (EU) No 254/2013 of 20 March 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 340/2008 on the fees and charges payable to the European Chemicals Agency pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)
Board of Appeal
Commission Regulation No 771/2008 of 1 August 2008 laying down the rules of organisation and procedure of the Board of Appeal of the European Chemicals Agency.
Commission Regulation No 1238/2007 of 23 October 2007 on laying down rules on the qualifications of the members of the Board of Appeal of the European Chemicals Agency.
Other implementing measures
Communication from the Commission pursuant to Article 67(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
Communication from the Commission in the framework of the implementation of REACH Regulation
Communication for the Commission on the reviews of Annexes I, IV and V to REACH Regulation
- Reviews of Annexes [PDF] [EN]
General Report from the Commission on REACH
For information related to the Commission ongoing reviews and planed amendments to the REACH annexes you may visit the website of: