The German Paints and Printing Inks Industry Association (VdL) fears a dramatic cost wave that will roll towards the industry. The urgently needed software is also not yet available to the manufacturers. VdL managing director Dr Martin Engelmann therefore calls in our interview for the new regulation to be postponed by two years. To what extent is the paint and coatings industry affected by the new harmonised notification obligation to the poison centres? The industry is particularly affected by the notification obligation. The basic problem lies in the fact that more and more consumer products are becoming subject ...