The UK government introduced the Trade Bill to the House of Commons on 7 November 2017. The Bill is part of the set of Brexit Bills introduced by the UK government to deal with the process and aftermath of giving effect to the UK referendum result to leave the European Union (EU).
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BREXIT AND CHEMICALS REGULATION
The chemicals industry in the UK represents about 9% of the industry within the European Union, with trade flows each way exceeding Euros 20 billion each year.
The key legislation governing the chemicals industry in the EU is the REACH chemicals Regulation, which is supervised by the European Chemicals Agency, ECHA, in Helsinki, Finland. REACH requires the Registration of most chemical substances through ECHA.