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REACH - Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals
TITLE-X
: AGENCY
ARTICLE 76
: Composition
ARTICLE 76:
Composition
1. The
Agency
shall comprise:
(a) a
Management Board
, which shall
exercise
the
responsibilities
set out in
Article
78
;
(b) an
Executive Director
, who shall
exercise
the
responsibilities
set out in
Article
83
;
(c) a
Committee
for
Risk Assessment
, which shall be
responsible
for preparing the
opinion
of the
Agency
on
evaluations
,
applications
for authorisation,
proposals
for
restrictions
and
proposals
for
classification
and
labelling
under Title XI and any other
questions
that arise from the
operation
of this
Regulation
relating to
risks
to
human health
or the
environment
;
(d) a
Committee
for
Socio-economic
Analysis
, which shall be
responsible
for preparing the
opinion
of the
Agency
on
applications
for authorisation,
proposals
for
restrictions
, and any other
questions
that arise from the
operation
of this
Regulation
relating to the
socio-economic
impact
of possible
legislative
action
on
substances
;
(e) a
Member State
Committee
, which shall be
responsible
for resolving
potential
divergences of
opinions
on
draft
decisions
proposed by the
Agency
or the
Member States
under Title VI and
proposals
for
identification
of
substances
of very high
concern
to be subjected to the authorisation
procedure
under Title VII; (f) a
Forum
for
Exchange of Information
on
Enforcement
(hereinafter referred to as "the
Forum
") which shall coordinate a
network
of
Member States
authorities
responsible
for
enforcement
of this
Regulation
;
(g) a
Secretariat
, which shall
work
under the leadership of the
Executive Director
and provide
technical
,
scientific
and
administrative
support
for the
Committees
and the
Forum
and ensure appropriate
coordination
between them. It shall also
undertake
the
work
required of the
Agency
under the
procedures
for pre-
registration
,
registration
and
evaluation
as well as
preparation
of
guidance
, database
maintenance
and
information
provision
;
(h) a
Board
of
Appeal
, which shall
decide
on
appeals
against
decisions
taken by the
Agency
.
2. The
Committees
referred to in points (c), (d) and (e) of paragraph 1 (hereinafter referred to as "the
Committees
") and the
Forum
may each
establish
working
groups
. For this
purpose
they shall
adopt
, in
accordance
with their
rules of procedure
, precise
arrangements
for delegating certain tasks to these
working
groups
.
3. The
Committees
and the
Forum
may, if they consider it appropriate,
seek
advice
on
important
questions
of a
general
scientific
or ethical
nature
from appropriate
sources
of
expertise
.
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Referred by:
ARTICLE 44
:
Criteria
for
substance
evaluation
ARTICLE 81
:
Meetings
of the
Management Board