An anal. of the prodn. and import of dangerous chems. in European Union countries in 2007-2017 was made on the basis of the Prodcom survey and Comext databases. For all groups of substances harmful to health and the environment, a decrease in the vol. of prodn. and consumption in relation to the base year (2007) was obsd. This was related to the implementation in 2007 of the REACH regulation, under which the obligation to register produced hazardous chems. was introduced.