UN body discusses new global framework for the sound management of chemicals

The United Nation’s Environment Programme (UNEP) intersessional process on the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020 held its fourth meeting...

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European Union and UN in a clash about the new GHS hazard classes

Under the Chemical Strategy for Sustainability (CSS) plan (2020) the EU outlined a renewal of the UN Globally Harmonized System (GHS)chemical hazard classes for endocrine disruption and persistence.   In the CSS...

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UN Sub-Committee clarifies data-sharing rules for transport of electric batteries

In its recently held 60th session, the United Nations (UN) Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods adopted proposed amendments to the UN Model Regulations on the Transport of...

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European Commission extends consultation on the presence of cobalt in toys

The European Commission is extending an ongoing consultation by the Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) on the presence of cobalt in toys until September 8, 2022.  The...

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European Commission consults on safety standards for children’s products

The European Commission opened, on 5 August 2022, a consultation on the safety requirements to be met by standards applying to several categories of children products.  The draft Commission Decision is...

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Change in the dossier evaluation process regarding tonnage bands

Companies that downgrade the tonnage band in their registrations after ECHA’s draft decision will need to prove the volume of their substance.     ECHA has updated the rules on tonnage bands for...

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European Commission unveils monitoring framework for progress on environmental goals

On 26 July, 2022, the European Commission presented its monitoring framework for the EU’s eighth Environment Action Programme (EAP), which will apply up to December 2030. EU environment action programmes set...

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European Commission outlines alternatives for REACH reform and operationalization of essential use concept

On July 6, 2022, at the meeting of CARACAL (the EU’s expert group bringing together the Competent Authorities for the REACH and CLP Regulations), the European Commission presented some of the...

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European Commission seeks to reinforce rules on the sustainable use of pesticides

On 22 June 2022, the European Commission adopted a proposal to revise Directive 2009/128/EC on the sustainable use of pesticides. Adopted in 2009, the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive sought to...

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European Commission sketches timeline for adoption of key legislative proposals

On 29 June 2022, the European Commission published its draft agenda for the second half of 2022. The agenda contains the meetings to take place between July and December 2022. Approval...

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