Article 2 Task
United Kingdom
The group shall address issues that determine the competitiveness of the Community chemicals industry. In particular its tasks are:
to conduct economic and statistical analysis of the factors determining the structural changes in the chemicals industry as well as other factors that influence the competitive position of the European chemicals industry;
to assist the Commission in questions related to the competitiveness of the chemicals industry;
to formulate a set of sector-specific policy recommendations addressed to policy makers at the Community and national level, industry and civil society organisations.
The group will not discuss matters directly linked to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 concerning REACH or assess its functioning.