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On 20 April 2023 the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published details about application dates and other information related to the new CLP Hazard Classes that came into force on that same date. The European Commission published a Delegated Regul

ECHA has announced new obligations for the mixtures being placed into the EU market. For every mixture placed on the market, a new notification i.e., Poison Centre Notification (PCN) w

In early April, the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, India chaired a meeting on implications of Poisons Act (1919) in chemical industry.   One of the issues that brought up in this

On 17 June 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced a new EU-wide project, REF-14, to ensure that products containing hazardous mixtures are correctly classified, labelled and packaged. This initiative aims to protect consumers, especiall

The updated EU Classification, Labelling, and Packaging (CLP) Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2024/2865) officially entered into force on 10 December 2024. The updated CLP Regulation was adopted by the Council of the European Union on 14 October 2024 and

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

In the EU, starting from 1 January 2024, all newly submitted Poison Centre Notifications (PCNs) must comply with the harmonized information requirements detailed in Annex VIII to the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation. Importers

  Importers and downstream users of industrial-use-only mixtures need to be aware of the upcoming second poison centre compliance date. From 1 January 2024, all newly submitted poison centre notifications (PCNs) will have to comply with the harmo

On 21 January 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published a new infographic to help companies manage their Unique Formula Identifiers (UFIs) effectively. The infographic provides guidance on how to ensure that UFIs included in Poison Centre

On 5 December 2023, the European Parliament and the Council reached a provisional agreement on the revision of the Regulation on the Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Chemicals (CLP). The new measures will improve the protection of consumers

From 1 January 2024, all new poison centre notifications (PCNs) in the EU for mixtures intended solely for industrial use (in addition to consumer and professional use) must comply with the harmonised information requirements set out in Annex VIII of

On 5 February 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) released a new updated version of the International Uniform Chemical Information Database (IUCLID) (v7.12.4). The new version includes various fixes and improvements, such as the update of the

On 25 March 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced that enforcement authorities will check poison centre notifications (PCNs) of hazardous chemical mixtures in order to improve emergency preparedness. This initiative, agreed at the Marc

In April 2023, the European Commission introduced three new hazard classes under the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation. These new classifications aim to better protect human health and the environment by addressing specific haz

The revised Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation, which came into force on 10 December 2024, introduces important updates for poison centre notifications. Under the new rules, distributors (i.e. companies that relabel, rebrand, or

The Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation, Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, is the legal framework for the regulation of chemicals in the European Union (EU). It was adopted to enhance the protection of

The legal framework for regulating chemicals in the EU is Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH). REAC