\n\tThe European Union’s legislation on hazardous chemicals – the REACH regulation – has imposed a large responsibility for the management of the substances on the manufacturers, as it has generally improved corporate knowledge of dangerous substances. However, many emitters of hazardous substances are very small enterprises, which use them in their daily life, not realizing it. These enterprises cannot afford sophisticated authorization procedures, they lack the knowledge, skills, and resources to find safer alternatives. But the hazardous substances reach the environment, adversely affecting the existing ecosystems, accumulate in the food chain and early or late return to people again. The objective of the project is to prepare small and medium-sized enterprises – downstream users of chemical substances – to future challenges in the management of chemical substances, determined by the REACH regulation, to inform enterprises about topical legislative requirements with regard to the special concern listed substances, the inventory of chemical substances and the main management principles, to help (including materials) implement the substitution of hazardous dangerous substances in order to reduce their environmental impact, showing that it pays off not only in the field of environmental protection but also economically.<\/p>\n
\n\tProject implementation: year 2015 – 2020<\/p>\n
\n\tContact information:<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tEnvironmental expert: Valters Toropovs
\n\tE-mail: valters.toropovs@bef.lv<\/a>
\n\tPhone: +371 67357546<\/p>\n