The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has begun a call for evidence on analytical methods to measure carcinogenic, mutagenic, or reprotoxic substances (CMR) in childcare articles. ECHA states that the European Commission (EC) has requested that ECHA prepare a report on
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ECHA Publishes Q&A Document Following the April 5, 2023, PFAS Restriction Proposal Online Information Session
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published on May 3, 2023, the Question and Answer (Q&A) document following the April 5, 2023, online information session on the proposal to restrict more than 10,000 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Registration,…
ECHA Recommends Eight Substances for REACH Authorization
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced on April 12, 2023, that it has recommended that the EC add the following substances to the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Authorisation List:
- Ethylenediamine;
- 2-(4-Tertbutylbenzyl)propionaldehyde and its individual stereoisomers;
- Lead;
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EC Publishes Report on Developing the Essential Use Concept
By Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
The European Commission (EC) has published a report entitled Supporting the Commission in Developing an Essential Use Concept. The report presents the outcome of a project to support the EC to…
HSE Publishes RMOA for PFAS
On April 4, 2023, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published a regulatory management options analysis (RMOA) for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The RMOA is a preliminary step used within the UK Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals…
Public Consultation Begins on PFAS Restriction Proposal; ECHA Will Hold Information Session on April 5
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced on March 22, 2023, the beginning of a six-month consultation on the proposal to restrict more than 10,000 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation.…
ECHA Identifies Certain Brominated Flame Retardants as Candidates for Restriction
By Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced on March 15, 2023, that it released its Regulatory Strategy for Flame Retardants, identifying aromatic brominated flame retardants as candidates for a European Union (EU)-wide…
ECHA Enforcement Forum Project Finds Most Downstream Users Adhere to “Fundamental” Authorization Duties
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced on March 8, 2023, the results of the Enforcement Forum’s European Union (EU)-wide project on inspections of Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) authorization duties. During the project, the enforcement authorities of…
ECHA Updates Recommendations to Improve REACH Registrations
On February 28, 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced that it updated its recommendations to improve Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) registrations. According to ECHA, the recommendations are based on ECHA’s findings from registration dossier compliance…
ECHA Announces Updates to Monomer and Polymer Guidance Following Board of Appeal Decision
On June 29, 2021, the European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) Board of Appeal (BoA) issued a decision on a compliance check case (A-001-2020) regarding registration obligations for polymer importers. ECHA rejected the adaptations by which the Appellant had sought to fulfill…