UK REACH and CLP Laws in Consolidated Texts

Consolidated versions of UK REACH and Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) legislation were published, including the incorporation of amendments made to EU regulations covering post-Brexit national laws. The concern about the effectiveness brought by consolidated texts used in legislation prompted the new versions of legislation release.

To increase the legislation readability for different stakeholders, the “re-organized" UK REACH text is updated by the National Archives on the UK government legislation website. This regulation entered into force on January 1, 2021, compiling five Statutory Instruments (SI) that amends the EU REACH regulation. The updated version successfully merged several amendments into a single piece of legislation.

The newly published text on April 28, 2022, is expected to make it more accessible and available for concerned readers to check the regulation without any required consultation. In a similar fashion, GB CLP and the British cosmetics law, which referred to the EU Regulation for cosmetics products, also have their consolidated texts published.