Nickel Risk Assessment Report Published
18 November, 2009 -- On 16 November, the European Commission published the European Union
Risk Assessment Report (RAR) for Nickel, Nickel Sulphate, Nickel Carbonate, Nickel Chloride and Nickel
Dinitrate. The conclusions of this RAR were the basis for the EU classification decisions for these five
substances, as published on 10 August in the 1st ATP of the EU Regulation on Classification, Labelling and
Packaging . The full RAR may be found on the European Commission website here.
The Nickel industry has engaged actively throughout the risk assessment process, providing significant data and information to the Danish Environmental Protection Agency.
The Nickel Institute1 welcomes all regulation based on sound science and risk management, and in this regard, is currently preparing the documents necessary to register Nickel under the EU Regulation for the Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (REACH).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Dr. Peter Cutler
Nickel Institute Director, Promotions
E-mail:pcutler@nickelinstitute.org
Tel: +44 (0) 7887 767 072
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1 The Nickel Institute is a non-profit organization that represents the interests of 29 companies that together produce more than 90% of the world’s annual nickel output. The Institute was established in 2004, through the merger of the Nickel Development Institute (NiDI), the Nickel Producers Environmental Research Association (NiPERA) and the European Nickel Group (ENiG).
