EU Plans for Open Access to Chemicals Data Due in 2023

With the purpose to facilitate the “One substance, one assessment" process, the European Commission plans to review and improve the current way of how chemicals’ required data are gathered and disseminated...

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Europe proposes an amendment to the use of lead and lead compounds in PVCs

On June 8, 2022, the European Commission published a proposal on Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) articles that contain lead and lead compounds. The draft proposal amends Annex XVII, specifically entry 63, prohibiting...

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Europe approves DDAC as an active substance in biocides

The European Commission on June 1, 2022, announced its proposal to approve didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC) as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 1 and 2. It was...

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Consultation on 5 Proposed Persistent Organic Pollutants Substances

Following the proposal of five new Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), interested parties are now invited to comment on the draft regarding the respective substances listed below. These substances were proposed for...

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Updates on the German Proposed Restriction for PFHxA

Recently, the opinions of the Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) and Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) were made available publicly on the ECHA website for undecafluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA). An initial proposal was made...

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ECHA intends to identify an SVHC in Belgium and France

According to ECHA, there is a new intention to identify a Substance of Very High Concern (SVHC) from Belgium together with France. The substance of interest is 4,4'-sulphonyldiphenol (i.e. Bisphenol S...

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Withdrawal of Interest in Substance Application for Biocides Review Programme

According to ECHA, the once selected substance silver-polyethylenimine-chloride, as a new chemical to join in the biocides review programme now needs some new concerned business bodies to continue its approval process....

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France proposes a new harmonized CLH registry

According to ECHA, France submitted a new Harmonised Classification and Labelling (CLH) registry proposal of fluoroethylene (EC 200-832-6, CAS 75-02-5) in May 2022. The dossier to this intention registry has been...

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A U-turn on Resorcinol SVHC identification

May-23-2022

CLP SVHC

According to the EU Commission, the EU executive is sketching an alternative to add the endocrine-disrupting chemical Resorcinol to the REACH candidate list. It had been consensually approved earlier in February...

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EFSA and ECHA assessment of glyphosate to be pushed back to mid-2023

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and the European Food and Safety Authority (EFSA) announced on May 10, 2022, that an ongoing assessment of the health and environmental risks of glyphosate will...

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