12 FAQ: INTERFACE BETWEEN REACH AND OTHER PIECES OF COMMUNITY LEGISLATION / INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
  12.1 Waste legislation
    12.1.1 How are wastes addressed under the REACH?
    12.1.2 Is there an obligation to register process wastes?
    12.1.3 Is there an obligation to register residues from waste treatment operations?
   
12.1.4
 Is there an obligation to register waste solvents distilled to a higher degree of purity?
   
12.1.5
 Is there an obligation to register substances included in imported waste paper or scrap metal?
   
12.1.6
 Does article 7 apply to the producers or importers of articles from recycled material? E.g., production or import of newspaper from waste paper.
   
12.1.7
 Is a waste treatment operator a downstream user under REACH?
   
12.1.8
 Are wastes exempted from authorisation?
   
12.1.9
 Do restrictions apply to wastes?
  12.2 International agreements and programmes
   
12.2.1
 Has the European Commission taken account of the present international chemical control regimes and whether they could prevent the negative affects of deleterious chemical substances effectively and be the basis or a part of REACH regime?
   
12.2.2
 Are there other related international activities?
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