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The UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched an eight-week public consultation on proposed legislative reforms for chemicals regulation in Great Britain. The consultation, which runs until 18 August 2025, invites stakeholders to share th

  The UK will exit the transition period on December 31, 2020.  From 2021, the EU REACH Regulation will be brought into UK law under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and this chemical regulation is also known as UK REACH. REACH, and

The UK Government has launched a public consultation on proposals to extend the transitional registration submission deadlines under UK REACH further. Published on 14 July 2025 by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), he consu

Update: The deadline on this consultation has been extended until 24 June 2024.   On 4 April 2024, the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) announced its initiative to seek information and evidence on firefighting foams containing per- and pol

Following the end of the Brexit transition period on 1st January 2021, the UK REACH Regulation is now in force. UK REACH, which has been described as mirroring its EU counterpart, applies instead of EU REACH in respect of Great Britain (England,

Grandfathering is a transitional arrangement under UK REACH that allows GB-based manufacturers and importers of a substance registered under EU REACH to continue to import or manufacture that substance in Great Britain past the end of th

Northern Island (NI) is part of EU regulatory systems for chemicals to ensure frictionless movement of goods within the island of Ireland, whilst remaining within the UK customs territory. NI businesses will retain their current EU REACH status a

On 24 August 2023, the United Kingdom’s Health and Security Executive (HSE) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the amendment of the Great Britain mandatory classification and labelling list (the GB MCL list), following review, by introd

' In an email exchange with GPC dated April 2nd, 2021, HSE provided a much-welcomed clarification regarding the requirements that non-GB manufacturers must meet in order to qualify for DUIN. In their email, HSE stated that DUIN is only availabl

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), UK in March 2022 published guidance for data and information sharing of the same chemical substance. This guidance will help companies and individuals understand their obligations pursua

On 15 February 2024, the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of its decision to withdraw the approval for the active substance Famoxadone in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wa

Published by Britain’s Health and Safety Executive, the first opinion on mandatory classifications under GB CLP aligns with the previous technical report in all 23 cases even if it hints at divergence from the EU. In all the cases where there is

The UK Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has begun consultation on the extension of UK REACH registration deadlines. UK REACH established a transitional system whereby substances registered under EU REACH could continue to b

On 16 January 2025, the UK notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of its draft Cosmetic Products (Restriction of Chemical Substances) Regulations 2025. The regulation, which is expected to be adopted on 31 March 2025 and come into force on 30 Se

On 8 June 2023 UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published its recommendation to restrict the use of hazardous substances in ink used for tattooing and permanent make-up (PMU) in Great Britain.  The recommendation follows the publication of t

On 29 June 2023, the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 received royal assent and is now act of parliament (law). Schedule 1 of the Act lists approximately 600 retained EU laws that will be revoked on 31 December 2023. More details on t

On 18 August 2023 the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) the United Kingdom (UK) issued an ebulletin listing 15 active substance that must be phased out from biocidal products on the market in Great Britain (i.e. England, Scotland, and Wales). The dec

On 9 August 2023, the British Health and Safety Executive (HSE) issued an e-bulletin inviting companies to notify the HSE of exports of chemicals in the Great Britain Prior Informed Consent (PIC) List anticipated to occur in 2024. PIC – Prior In

On 5 September 2023, the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) announced the publication of new guidance on how to meet aspects of the residue data requirements. The new guidance will apply from 1 January 2024. The guidance is referred to as the ‘GB

On 11 October 2023, the UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE), in collaboration with the Environment Agency published its risk assessment analysis of the risks to humans and the environment from lead in ammunition. The publication follows a consul