Recital (2)

The main objective of this Regulation is to increase the level of protection of the environment and human health from the risks arising from chemicals, as well as to facilitate the functioning of the internal market for chemicals. For that purpose, this Regulation should establish a common data platform on chemicals (the common data platform), to be managed by the European Chemicals Agency (the ECHA). The common data platform is a digital infrastructure that brings together chemicals data and information generated under the Union chemicals acquis. This Regulation should also establish dedicated services within the common data platform and lay down rules on the transparency, accessibility and usability of the data contained in the platform. This Regulation aims to create a common knowledge base on chemicals, which would be available to risk assessors to enable better, complete, consistent and robust scientific assessments of chemicals and their impact and to ensure the best use of existing information for the purpose of the implementation and the development of Union legal acts and thereby contribute to the replacement and reduction of animal testing wherever possible. This Regulation aims to improve the integration of information from different sources and establish a cost-effective digital infrastructure, providing a one-stop-shop for chemicals data and information in the Union that is accessible to the public. This will increase the predictability and transparency of regulatory processes on chemicals and strengthen public trust in the robustness of scientific decision-making. By collecting and making available all data on chemicals in the Union, the data platform will also foster innovation and support the development of advanced tools, methods and models for chemicals assessments.