BRIEF – BYK Regulatory Information Extensive Form

BRIEFs are BYK's answer to the increasing number of customer requests on regulatory issues.

Together with the REACH CEFIC Standard Questionnaires and further REACH documents also included on this website, the BRIEF documents are intended to answer commonly asked questions.
Our BRIEF documents are updated if required, e.g. because of changes in legislation. Please always refer to our website for the most recent document.

In June 2010 the content of the entire collection of BRIEFs have been updated. New items have been added, including:

  • statement on CMR and PBT/vPvB substances
  • formaldehyde and formaldehyde releasers
  • endocrine disruptors
  • ozone depleting substances
  • polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)
  • directive status:
    • EU Directive 92/109/EC (Drugs)
    • EU Directive 98/24/EC (Chemical Agents)
    • EU Directive 94/62/EC (Packaging Waste)
    • CONEG Toxics in Packaging
  • explanation of difference between glycols and glycol ethers in BRIEFs

For any questions or comments on BRIEF documents, please write to brief.byk@altana.com

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