Advocacy

The Lead REACH Consortium advocates proportionate regulation which is based on sound science and is supportive of responsible, sustainable production and use of lead and its substances.

Slidedecks and other toolkit materials

EU Advocacy master slidedeck: Available via WeTransfer: EU Advocacy Toolkit
Lead Matters to Europe: Understanding lead’s contribution to the EU’s economic success – 2-page e-leaflet (July 2025)
Circular Economy: The Sustainable Life of Lead Batteries: video

Position statements and leaflets

ILA Briefing Note: Internally Lead Sheathed Cables and EU REACH
Guidance on classification for Transport – lead metal ingots
Joint ILA-Pb REACH Consortium Open Statement following ECHA’s 11th Recommendation for Authorisation, co-signed by more than 40 organisations
Pb metal and ECHA’s draft 11th recommendation: Position statement
Leaflet: Lead: a key enabler of the Circular Economy
Cross-industry recommendations for better regulation in chemicals management
Shot: status as an article (Sept 2016)

Public consultations

Responses to ECHA’s draft 11th recommendation for Authorisation regarding Pb metal:
- ECHA consultation | Commission call for socio-economic information
Public consultation on Sweden’s proposal to include Pb metal on the REACH Candidate List: ILA-Lead REACH Consortium response
Responses to the public consultation on ECHA’s draft 9th recommendation for Authorisation:
- - Dioxobis(stearato)trilead | Fatty acids, C16-18, lead salts | Lead oxide sulfate | [Phthalato(2-)]dioxotrilead | Sulfurous acid, lead salt, dibasic | Trilead dioxide phosphonate
Responses to the public consultation on ECHA’s draft 7th recommendation for Authorisation:
- Lead monoxide | Lead tetroxide | Tetralead trioxide sulfate | Pentalead tetraoxide sulfate

For more information on our current advocacy activities, please contact us.