This Directive is complementary to existing Community instruments such as Council Directive 92/75/EEC of 22 September 1992 on the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources by household appliances , Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 on a revised Community eco-label award scheme , Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) , Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment , Directive 2006/121/E ...[+++]C of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 amending Council Directive 67/548/EEC on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances in order to adapt it to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and establishing a European Chemicals Agency and Regulation (EC) No 106/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on a Community energy-efficiency labelling programme for office equipment .

This Directive is complementary to existing Community instruments such as Council Directive 92/75/EEC of 22 September 1992 on the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources by household appliances , Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 on a revised Community eco-label award scheme , Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) , Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment , Directive 2006/121/E ...[+++]C of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 amending Council Directive 67/548/EEC on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances in order to adapt it to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and establishing a European Chemicals Agency and Regulation (EC) No 106/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on a Community energy-efficiency labelling programme for office equipment .

In Dubai, Commissioner Dimas also explained how the new EU chemicals regulation, REACH, will help the EU to fulfil the objectives of SAICM.

EU Strategy for Combating Radicalisation and Recruitment to Terrorism Coordinated long-term strategy based on the report on recruitment to terrorism Establishment of an Expert Group on Violent Radicalisation Establishment of the High Level Group on Minorities The Programme on Health, Security aims at setting up EU cooperation and mutual assistance against biological or chemical attacks Establishment by the Community Civil Protection Mechanism of procedures for early warning, alert and activation of response through the central MIC RAS-BICHAT rapid alert system for delib ...[+++]erate releases of biological and chemical agents, improved co-operation with other alert mechanisms Set up of a RASCHEM – exchange of information and warnings between Poison Control Centres MediSYS, monitoring of Web-based information to provide advance, real-time, warning of suspicious circumstances or outbreaks Guidance on General preparedness and response planning and integration of EU dimension in all national health emergency plans is being prepared HEOF - Health emergency operations facility: improvement of the current crisis and communication centre Establishment of a secure general rapid alert system (ARGUS)

EU Strategy for Combating Radicalisation and Recruitment to Terrorism Coordinated long-term strategy based on the report on recruitment to terrorism Establishment of an Expert Group on Violent Radicalisation Establishment of the High Level Group on Minorities The Programme on Health, Security aims at setting up EU cooperation and mutual assistance against biological or chemical attacks Establishment by the Community Civil Protection Mechanism of procedures for early warning, alert and activation of response through the central MIC RAS-BICHAT rapid alert system for delib ...[+++]erate releases of biological and chemical agents, improved co-operation with other alert mechanisms Set up of a RASCHEM – exchange of information and warnings between Poison Control Centres MediSYS, monitoring of Web-based information to provide advance, real-time, warning of suspicious circumstances or outbreaks Guidance on General preparedness and response planning and integration of EU dimension in all national health emergency plans is being prepared HEOF - Health emergency operations facility: improvement of the current crisis and communication centre Establishment of a secure general rapid alert system (ARGUS)

For the paint and chemical industry, Atohaas Nederland B.V. will demonstrate an innovative closed-system cleaning process reusing methylmethacrylate without chlorinated hydrocarbon emissions.