Chemicals
We advise on the environmental and health and safety impacts of bulk and specialty chemicals in various uses and applications and the potential regulatory and liability issues associated with them.
Our multi-jurisdictional chemicals practice group has a strong record of advising a number of leading multinational chemicals companies, as well as downstream users of chemicals across different sectors on sensitive issues surrounding the regulatory/liability risks arising from their products and services.
We have worked extensively on Europe’s REACH regime. This has included advice on:
- registration obligations in complex supply chains
- disclosure of information to regulators and third parties
- analysis of trading operations to determine REACH obligations
- the authorisation powers (and the inclusion of substances on the candidate list) including related legal challenges
- Safety Data Sheets
- REACH audits by regulators
- supply chain terms
We provide advice on developments under the CLP Regulation and track and advise on the development of equivalent global requirements.
Le nostre aree di specializzazione
- Crisis Management
- Environmental Health and Safety Regulation and Compliance Law
- Emissions and Carbon Trading
- Environmental Disclosure and Corporate Environmental Transparency
- Environmental and Climate Change Litigation
- Export Controls
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Publications: 20 March 2024
A&O Italy Podcast - Legge sulla Competitività dei Capitali: cosa cambia per le società
Le principali novità del provvedimento in campo societario al centro del nuovo episodio del podcast di A&O Italy, il secondo che affronta la nuova Legge sulla Competitività dei Capitali.
Publications: 16 May 2023
European Commission publishes proposal for the Green Claims Directive
It’s not easy being green: the European Commission has published its long-awaited proposal for the Green Claims Directive to enhance consumer protection against greenwashing.
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