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Chemical Leasing and Regulatory Approaches in Chemicals Policy

How Chemical Leasing Paves the Way to REACH-compatibility

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Chemical Leasing Goes Global

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The process of redesigning the European Union’s Chemical Policy was triggered by several factors. A large number of man-made chemicals has been released into the environment, is still being and will inevitably be released in the near future. There are several cases of chemicals which had been considered to be safe but which due to their persistent nature manifested environmental harm in areas outside of their initial assessment.

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  1. Chemicals Policy Unit, V/2, Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management (BMLFUW), Stubenbastei 5, 1010, Vienna, Austria

    Thomas Jakl

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  1. Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Vienna, Austria

    Thomas Jakl

  2. United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Vienna International Centre, Vienna, Austria

    Petra Schwager

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Jakl, T. (2008). Chemical Leasing and Regulatory Approaches in Chemicals Policy. In: Jakl, T., Schwager, P. (eds) Chemical Leasing Goes Global. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-73752-1_13

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-73752-1_13

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