ECHA will now assess chemical safety in toys, process companies’ derogation requests to use prohibited chemicals and provide scientific recommendations via expert committees. These new responsibilities are because of theRead More

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If you declared that your company is micro, small or medium-sized (SME), check that you have claimed the SME fee reductions correctly when registering your substance in REACH-IT. If theRead More

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At the request of the European Commission, ECHA has assessed the risks posed by certain Cr(VI) substances to workers and the public, as well as the socio-economic impacts of potentialRead More

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The European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) investigation found that the use of non-polymeric aromatic brominated flame-retardant additives can pollute the environment due to persistence, bioaccumulation and toxicity. These substances are releasedRead More

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ECHA is continually initiating new verifications on the size of companies who have declared they are an SME at the time of their REACH registration. If your company is micro,Read More

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When looking at pathways towards climate neutrality and circularity, the chemical sector has its own specificity: carbon is and will remain at the very heart of many of our processes.Read More

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The European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) annual report on the trade of chemicals that are banned or severely restricted in the EU shows that the imports of PIC chemicals increased overRead More

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To improve transparency in the legislative process, ECHA’s Enforcement Forum decided to make its advice on the enforceability of REACH restriction proposals public. The Forum advice will, from now on,Read More

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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 relatedRead More

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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 ofRead More

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