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Please see below an invitation for comments about REACH implementation from the Commission

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The Commission has started the review of the scope of REACH mandated by Article 138(6) of the REACH Regulation and will be assisted by a contractor in the development of this work. Part of the project will be the integration and assessment of stakeholders’ contribution to the review. In particular the Commission and the contractor aim at providing stakeholders with an opportunity to share any relevant experiences they may have gathered when facing the challenges of implementing REACH. Any stakeholder who has identified a specific instance where a provision in EU legislation has overlapped with a REACH provision or where there is a gap in the interface between REACH and other EU legislation is welcome to send their contribution to the contractor through the form available at www.reachscope.eu . This website will be operational until 1 December 2010. Please feel free to forward this message to other interested stakeholders as well.
See also: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/chemicals/reach/review_scope_en.htm

Best regards,
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Maik Schmahl
European Commission
Enterprise and Industry DG
Unit G2: Chemicals – Classification & Labelling, Specific Products, Competitiveness
B – 1049 Brussels

Tel.: + 32/2/296.93.03
Fax: + 32/2/295.02.81

E-mail: maik.schmahl@ec.europa.eu
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/chemicals/index_en.htm

The presentations from the workshop are available below

Martin Guest – Introduction
Neil Morton – Why Classification?
Tom Smith – Industry perspective
Michael Marriott – UN Firework Classification process
Allen Webb – Classification – The What, the When and the How
Martyn Sime – Classification Application Form
Martyn Sime – Know your Fireworks
Neil Morton – Questions

It is hoped that the sample drawings will be made available shortly.

Dear Colleagues SQA have added a survey relating to proposed changes to ADR driver training to their website.

If you wish to comment the link is here:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=DyaerRX01OyMQkfyWLJQpQ_3d_3d

If you have any questions, comments on the questionnaire or prefer a hardcopy please contact:
Fraser Talbot,
SQA, The Optima Building,
8 Robertson Street, Glasgow,
G2 8DQ.      Tel. 0845 213 5278 Fax. 0845 213 5000.
fraser.talbot@sqa.org.uk.

Regards
Alan Mundy
Dangerous Goods Division
Department for Transport
2/26 Great Minster House
76 Marsham Street
London SW1P 4DR
Tel: +44 (0)20 7944 5235
Fax +44 (0)20 7944 2039 

Meeting to discuss classification with HSE at Buxton

HSE have today stated that they are no longer able to achieve their stated aim of turning around classifications in 21 days.  Please note the contents of this letter (click on image above for full size version).