European Chemicals Agency
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The European Chemicals Agency is an agency of the European Union responsible for implementing EU chemicals legislation, including the REACH regulation, to ensure the safe use of chemicals and protect human health and the environment.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| European Chemicals Agency canonical | 10 |
| Committee for Risk Assessment | 1 |
| ECHA | 1 |
| ECHA Member State Committee agreement | 1 |
| European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7323984 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: European Chemicals Agency Context triple: [Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, hasJurisdictionOver, European Chemicals Agency]
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A.
European Environment Agency
The European Environment Agency is a European Union body that provides independent environmental information, assessments, and data to support sustainable policy-making across Europe.
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B.
European Medicines Agency
The European Medicines Agency is the European Union’s regulatory authority responsible for the scientific evaluation, supervision, and safety monitoring of medicines for human and veterinary use.
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C.
European Food Safety Authority
The European Food Safety Authority is an EU agency that provides independent scientific advice and risk assessment on food and feed safety to support European policymaking and consumer protection.
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D.
OrganizationForSecurityAndCoOperationInEurope
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is a regional intergovernmental organization focused on security, conflict prevention, human rights, and democratic governance across Europe, Central Asia, and North America.
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E.
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive branch of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding EU treaties, and managing the day-to-day business of the EU.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: European Chemicals Agency Target entity description: The European Chemicals Agency is an agency of the European Union responsible for implementing EU chemicals legislation, including the REACH regulation, to ensure the safe use of chemicals and protect human health and the environment.
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A.
European Environment Agency
The European Environment Agency is a European Union body that provides independent environmental information, assessments, and data to support sustainable policy-making across Europe.
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B.
European Medicines Agency
The European Medicines Agency is the European Union’s regulatory authority responsible for the scientific evaluation, supervision, and safety monitoring of medicines for human and veterinary use.
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C.
European Food Safety Authority
The European Food Safety Authority is an EU agency that provides independent scientific advice and risk assessment on food and feed safety to support European policymaking and consumer protection.
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D.
OrganizationForSecurityAndCoOperationInEurope
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is a regional intergovernmental organization focused on security, conflict prevention, human rights, and democratic governance across Europe, Central Asia, and North America.
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E.
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive branch of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding EU treaties, and managing the day-to-day business of the EU.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European Union agency
ⓘ
regulatory agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
ECHA
ⓘ
linked to:
European Chemicals Agency
|
| aimsTo |
protect human health from hazardous chemicals
ⓘ
protect the environment from hazardous chemicals ⓘ |
| country | European Union ⓘ |
| employs |
administrative staff
ⓘ
regulatory experts ⓘ scientists ⓘ |
| foundedBy | European Union ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://echa.europa.eu ⓘ |
| hasOrgan |
Biocidal Products Committee
ⓘ
Committee for Risk Assessment ⓘ
linked to:
European Chemicals Agency
Committee for Socio-economic Analysis ⓘ Executive Director ⓘ Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement ⓘ Management Board ⓘ Member State Committee ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Finland
ⓘ
Helsinki ⓘ |
| inception | 2007 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | European Union ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
all official languages of the European Union ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Biocidal Products Regulation
ⓘ
CLP Regulation ⓘ Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Regulation ⓘ
linked to:
Prior Informed Consent procedure
REACH Regulation ⓘ
linked to:
REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 ⓘ Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 ⓘ Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 ⓘ Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 ⓘ Waste Framework Directive provisions on substances of concern ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Eastern European Summer Time
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Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| mainRegulatoryArea |
biocidal products
ⓘ
chemicals safety ⓘ classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures ⓘ industrial chemicals ⓘ |
| missionStatement |
to enhance competitiveness and innovation
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to ensure a high level of protection of human health and the environment from the risks posed by chemicals ⓘ to ensure the free circulation of substances on the internal market ⓘ to promote alternative methods for the assessment of hazards of substances ⓘ |
| overseesRegulation |
Biocidal Products Regulation
ⓘ
CLP ⓘ PIC Regulation ⓘ REACH ⓘ
linked to:
REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals ⓘ
linked to:
REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
|
| parentOrganization |
European Commission
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European Union ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
authorisation of substances of very high concern
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coordination of EU-wide enforcement projects on chemicals legislation ⓘ evaluation of chemical substances ⓘ maintaining the classification and labelling inventory ⓘ managing the registration of chemical substances in the EU ⓘ preparing and supporting restrictions on chemicals ⓘ providing guidance and support to industry and authorities on chemicals legislation ⓘ public dissemination of information on chemicals ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
European Union chemicals policy
ⓘ
European Union environmental policy ⓘ
linked to:
environmental law of the European Union
|
| supervises | Member State competent authorities for REACH and CLP implementation ⓘ |
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Subject: European Chemicals Agency Description of subject: The European Chemicals Agency is an agency of the European Union responsible for implementing EU chemicals legislation, including the REACH regulation, to ensure the safe use of chemicals and protect human health and the environment.
Referenced by (14)
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