# Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (Text with EEA relevance), Division: Justification for Restrictions ...

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Justification shall be provided that:
action is required ... ,
a restriction is the most appropriate ... measure which shall be assessed using the following criteria:
(i) effectiveness: the restriction must be targeted to the effects or exposures that cause the risks identified, capable of reducing these risks to an acceptable level within a reasonable period of time and proportional to the risk;
(ii) practicality: the restriction must be implementable, enforceable and manageable;
(iii) monitorability: it must be possible to monitor the result of the implementation of the proposed restriction.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/1907/annex/XV/division/II/division/3/division/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1907/annex-XV/division-II/division-3/division-4
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