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ECHA provides advice on new hazard classes for substances and mixtures

Three new hazard classes for classifying, labelling and packaging (CLP) substances and mixtures entered into force on 20 April 2023. ECHA has published information on the application dates and related guidance. The European Commission updated the...

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ECHA adds Nine Hazardous Chemicals to Candidate List

The Candidate List of substances of very high concern now contains 233 entries for chemicals that can harm people or the environment. Companies are responsible for managing the risks of these chemicals and must also give...

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Over 600 new substances added to REACH Study Results

REACH Study Results – a collection of non-confidential substance data submitted to ECHA under REACH – has been refreshed, with 654 new substances added since September 2021. The data contains results from studies that relate to:...

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Upcoming changes to REACH information requirements

The European Commission has revised certain information requirements for registering chemicals under REACH. Companies should start to prepare as the changes will begin to apply in October 2022. ECHA will publish further advice later this year....

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New Guideline Reduces Animal Testing and Protects From Allergies Caused by Chemicals

ECHA has published advice to registrants on how to reliably combine different sources of alternative data when assessing skin sensitisation of chemicals. This reduces the need to test on animals, while protecting people from allergies. The...

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ECHA Application for Authorisation Updated

Companies applying for authorisation to use substances of very high concern will find the process is now more efficient and the documents more coherent thanks to the updated format recently published by ECHA. The revision was...

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European Commission Roadmaps on the Revision of CLP (2021) & REACH (2022)

In May 2021, the EU Commission published two roadmaps (Inception Impact Assessments) on the revision of the CLP and the REACH Regulations in line with the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. The roadmaps include overall descriptions...

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EU & Nanomaterials

A survey of citizens in Austria, Bulgaria, Finland, France and Poland was published at the end of 2020 which concluded that in general, EU citizens are demanding better labelling of everyday products containing nanomaterials. They are...

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Draft Guidance for Chemical Registration in China

In August 2020, the Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) released the anticipated draft Guidance for Environmental Management Registration of New Chemical Substances for a short period of public commenting, which ended on 6 September...

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RAC Adopts CLH for Four Insecticides

In May 2020, the Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) adopted the harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) opinions for four active substances all used as insecticides and that all carry risks to human health and the environment:...

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Latest Regulatory News

Sep-2023

Biocides > News

ECHA proposal to restrict PFAS is under consultation

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are synthetic chemicals that are commonly used in many industries including cookware, personal care, textiles and plant protection products. PFAS...

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Aug-2023

Crop Protection > News

Genetic Toxicology: Ensuring Safe and Sustainable Agrochemicals

The European Union's Plant Protection Regulation 1107/2009 requires a comprehensive evaluation of the genotoxic potential of the active substances contained within key products used by...

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