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Madam President, I cannot answer the question as to why this enormous difference has come about between the estimates and the actual result. I am neither a scientist nor an administrative officer. Like you all, I also relied on these estimates being reasonably accurate. However, I am not blaming anyone, because it was in fact the case that this could not be known accurately. Had we known precisely which substances we deal with daily, REACH would not have been necessary: It is precisely because we did not know this that we needed REACH.
In this respect, this initial result that we are discussing today is very convincing proof that it was necessary to set this project in motion – I see that Mr Sacconi is nodding – it is shining proof that this legislation, very heavily criticised in public, was indeed necessary after all.
This initial phase is not about expanding the list of hazardous substances. This phase is also not about authorising something or other. The initial phase is firstly about knowing what is actually out there, and thus giving companies the opportunity to avail themselves of those manufacturers who have pre-registered the substances when obtaining their supply of those substances. The system will, as envisaged in the regulation, develop gradually, and in the course of this process the list of hazardous substances will probably grow longer.
Naturally, there is the question of which problems will arise for industry with continued use of REACH. We will examine this very closely based on analysis of the pre-registrations received. However, at present it cannot yet be said what exactly this large number really tells us. We need a bit more time for that and I would suggest that I come back either to this House or to the committee to inform you of the result of the analysis and also give you a precise report on the next steps."@en1
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