ECICS lists some 35 400 chemical names (for about 28 600 chemical substances) in eleven Comrnunity languages along with their tariff classification in the European Community's Combined Nomenclature (eight-digit CN codes). The CN is based on the "Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System" emanating from WCO, in use throughout the world. Each product listed in ECICS also has a CUS -number, assigned by DG Taxation and Customs Union, which acts as a link between the various language versions of the Inventory, and a Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number (CAS RN), a system used to identify chemical products the world over. ECICS may expand to cover chemicals in complex products and articles. With information on existing and proposed legislation, publications, enforcement and a glossary.(Original source: http://europa.eu.int/comm/taxation_customs/common/databases/ecics/index…)
