REACH Beyond Borders

1. Front Matter

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2. Theoretical Basis

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   2. The Concept of Europeanization

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   3. REACH as the Source of Europeanization

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   4. Global Sources of Influence

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3. The Influence of REACH

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   2. REACH Going to the EU Neighborhood

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   3. Europeanization of US Chemical Policy?

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   4. REACH and the BRIC Countries

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   5. REACH and the Far East

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   6. Exotic Dimension of REACH

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   7. REACH and “the Rest of the World”

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4. Towards Global Regulation?

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   2. The Implications of REACH

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5. Back Matter

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This book discusses how much other countries reflect the EU chemical regulation REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, Restriction of Chemicals), in the context of Europeanization theory. The main hypothesis verified in this book is that more trade with the EU means more Europeanization (as the non-EU companies exporting to the EU have an obligation to comply with EU rules according to the “No data, No Market” REACH provision). 
This book further points out that non-EU companies voluntarily adopt EU standards while this change has yet to be reflected on the policy level in non-EU countries, mainly for economic reasons.
Exploring changes in national chemical regulatory policies among top chemical producers around the World brings new ideas into the process of Europeanization behind EU borders and provides useful material for academia, regulatory experts and export oriented chemical industry.

• Chemical regulation and chemical industry
• European Union and Europeanization theory
• International and national chemical regulatory policies
• Comprehensive regulation of chemical substances
• Registration of Chemicals

• Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Trnava, Slovakia

  Ondřej Filipec

Ondřej Filipec is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Trnava, Slovakia. Ondřej is an expert on European integration, with a special focus on EU institutions and EU regulatory policies. His specialized research interests cover the EU chemical regulation REACH and security issues related to chemical weapons and terrorism. Next to academia Ondřej gained experience in various international organizations including the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the European Commission.   

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