Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals
The reversal of the burden of proof is a key component of the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) system leading to a "no data – no market" concept, obliging producers or importers of substances to deliver documentation regarding properties of chemicals and possible risks during their application as a pre-condition for market access. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) conference in Vienna in 2003 November reiterated that, "... The new EU chemicals policy (REACH) will require a new relationship between provider and user ..." According to Thomas Jakl, Chairman of the European Chemical Agency (ECHA), chemical leasing paves the way to comply with REACH obligations.