Four Substances Included on REACH List of Restrictions
Following the decision in April 2012 of the REACH Committee under the European Commission to agree on REACH restriction proposals for four substances, REACH Annex XVII (the list of restrictions) has...
View ArticleEU Chemicals Sector Output drops 2.4% Through July
CEFIC, the European Chemical Industry Council, announced on October 8, 2012 that EU chemicals production fell by 2.4% in the first seven months of 2012 compared with the same period in 2011. Monthly...
View ArticleREACH Hampers EU Recycling Goals
EurActiv reported on November 16, 2012 that the EU REACH regulation is creating problems for recycled products manufacturers, harming the EU’s efforts to decrease its reliance on imported raw...
View ArticleNew Web Form Available from ECHA to Notify SVHCs in Articles
ECHA announced on November 23, 2012 that producers and importers of articles into the EU can now submit notifications for substances in articles using a new web form available on the ECHA website. ECHA...
View ArticleConflict Between REACH and Recycling in the PVC Industry
We explained in a previous post how REACH was hampering EU recycling goals and how some EU environmental regulations were sometimes contradictory and conflicting with each other. EurActiv reported...
View ArticleEuropean Commission Publishes Review of REACH
The European REACH regulation has had a profound impact on the chemical inventory management practices of companies. The requirement for REACH compliance has also led to increased costs. As a result,...
View ArticleEU Releases REACH SVHC Roadmap
On February 6, 2013, the EU Commission released the Roadmap on Substances of Very High Concern. The document says that in 2011, the EU committed to have 136 Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) on...
View ArticleECHA Launches Public Consultation on 10 Potential SVHCs
ECHA announced earlier this month the publication of new proposals to designate an additional 10 substances as Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs). Several of the proposals in the current...
View ArticleCosmetics Europe Criticizes Timing of EU Animal Testing Ban
On March 11, 2013, the last deadline to phase out animal testing for cosmetic products in the EU entered into force. As of that date, cosmetics tested on animals cannot be marketed any more in the EU....
View ArticleLatest Developments Regarding the REACH Authorization List
There are a couple of developments regarding the REACH authorization list (Annex XIV). As a reminder, when a substance is added to the REACH authorization list, a company must formally request an...
View ArticleReminder: Croatia to Join the European Union on July 1, 2013
On June 10, 2013, ECHA provided more information on new duties that companies will face when Croatia joins the European Union (EU) on July 1, 2013. As of that date, REACH and CLP will apply immediately...
View Article6 New SVHCs Added to REACH Candidate List
ECHA announced on June 20, 2013 the designation of six new substances as Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) by the Member State Committee (MSC). The following six substances are added to the...
View ArticleNew EU Biocidal Products Regulation Takes Effect September 1
ECHA reminded on August 30, 2013 that companies can apply as of September 1st for the approval of an active biocidal substance as well as an authorization for a biocidal product containing an approved...
View Article67% of Companies Are Not Compliant with EU Regulations
ECHA announced on September 4, 2013 the results of the second REACH enforcement project. The ECHA Forum’s second enforcement project (REF-2) focused on checking the compliance of downstream users,...
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Don’t Forget to Re-Classify Your Mixtures for the EU
The August 2014 issue of the ECHA newsletter has an interesting article on classifying and labeling mixtures in time for the European Union (EU). As of June 1, 2015, the CLP Regulation, which is the...
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