"Obligations are not clear and unambiguous at all. There is no one to advise a micro-business." – chemicals/mixtures importer
"The obligation of sharing the costs allows wealthy companies to take the lead and spend a lot of money to push SME out of business." – medium-sized manufacturer of chemical products
"Not all data is available. Majority of suppliers do not share their information/formulation due to confidentiality, and any data to be provided can take 5 months easily. This will be a problem after May 2018!" – medium-sized formulator of inks and paints
“Small companies are going to be extinguished since [it] is impossible to bear the cost of registration, impossible to find capital to go through registration, experts are asking too much for registration. We are hostages and weak to react to anything." – small Greek textiles manufacturer
"It is a process that is made for the sole purpose of destroying all small companies and benefiting the large multinationals." – micro-sized Greek manufacturer
"Poorly conceived for small R&D outfits, for whom it is a 'death knell.'" – British micro-sized manufacturer of chemical products
"We believe that legislation should provide for simplified procedures for small businesses as they manage smaller volumes of chemicals. … SMEs are the backbone of the EU and must be maintained." – small Cypriot chemicals importer/producer
"The entry costs are exorbitant for a SME. This will result in a monopoly-type situation where only a select number of entrants will be registered. The clarity of the regulations are poor. The clarity about costs is not transparent as it varies from product to product." – UK-based importer of metals and minerals
"Possibly the most difficult process we have ever been asked to complete, as we are not specialists in chemicals." – small UK-based toy manufacturer

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