Impacts of the REACH candidate list of substances subject to authorisation : the reputation mechanism and empirical results on behavioral adaptations of German supply chain actors

The candidate list of substances subject to authorisation is an instrument provided by the EU chemicals regulation (REACH) to publicly  announce and prioritize chemical substances of very high concern (SVHC) as a first step of imposing an obligation of authorisation on them, i.e. including them into...

Verfasser: Grunwald, Guido
Hennig, Philipp
Dokumenttypen:Artikel
Medientypen:Text
Erscheinungsdatum:2014
Publikation in MIAMI:03.07.2014
Datum der letzten Änderung:21.03.2016
Quelle:Journal of Business Chemistry, 11 (2014) 2, S. 53-66
Angaben zur Ausgabe:[Electronic ed.]
Fachgebiet (DDC):330: Wirtschaft
Lizenz:InC 1.0
Sprache:English
Anmerkungen:Section "Research Paper"
Format:PDF-Dokument
URN:urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-02389637247
Permalink:https://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-02389637247
Onlinezugriff:2014_vol-11_iss2_53-66.pdf

The candidate list of substances subject to authorisation is an instrument provided by the EU chemicals regulation (REACH) to publicly  announce and prioritize chemical substances of very high concern (SVHC) as a first step of imposing an obligation of authorisation on them, i.e. including them into the authorisation list (Annex XIV of REACH). As a consequence of inclusion into the “candidate list”, a variety of obligations concerned with intensifying risk communication apply. Article producers, importers and distributors of articles have to communicate information about SVHCs contained in articles and necessary risk management measures to the recipients of the articles and provide this information to consumers on request (Art. 33 REACH). This research paper analyzes the reputational mechanism of the candidate list showing a potential to stigmatize not only the substances as such but also various actors of the supply chain associated with these substances and their brands. Drawing on behavioral psychology theories, hypotheses on the reputational impacts of the candidate list on substance manufacturers, downstream users (including formulators and manufacturers of articles) and distributors are derived. These are discussed on the basis of current empirical data surveyed by the European Commission.