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Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) looks to ensure that environmental and sustainability impacts are integrated into government policy, planning and programme making at a high-level. SEA links to environmental impact assessment, or EIA, which provides detail at a project level. It is often included within the process of Sustainability Assessment.

EC Regulation 1907/2006 on Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) has brought about widespread changes to the management of chemicals in the EU. Full registration is required for new substances placed on the market in a quantity of 1t per year or more on or after 1 June 2008.

The EU Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles requires Member States to ensure that: