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 of problems to be solved, options for how changing the legislation may solve these problems as well as assessments of potential impacts of such changes. The roadmaps received stakeholder feedback in May and June 2021 to be used to develop and fine-tune each initiative.

The next steps are with the Commission to assess stakeholder responses to the roadmap and launch an Open Public Consultation. The consultation on the CLP Regulation is expected to be launched first, with the consultation on the REACH Regulation in 2022.

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