16. February 2026
Two substances added to the Candidate List
ECHA has added two more SVHC substances to the Candidate List. The changes entail additional activities and information obligations throughout...
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13. February 2026
Exposure to chemicals and human health
The European Union is implementing a plan to reduce the most harmful chemicals through two main strategies on chemicals and...
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28. January 2026
European Commission proposes plastics actions
#Plastics, #SUPD, #Circular The European Commission has launched activities aimed at the recycled materials sector, especially plastics sector. The European Commission...
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28. January 2026
Extension of substance registration deadlines in UK-REACH
#UK, #REACH, #GreatBritain, #Extension The United Kingdom has decided to extend the deadlines for registering substances under UK-REACH. The new dates are October 2029, 2030, and...
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23. December 2025
Merry Christmas from Ekotox
Thank you for being part of our story in 2025. We look forward to further cooperation and wish you peaceful...
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11. December 2025
Progress in approving the new detergent regulation
#Detergents, #Changes #Regulation The Council of the European Union has approved the text of the new detergent regulation. Work on adopting the legislation will now be forwarded to the European Parliament. The Council...
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11. December 2025
ECHA’s Enforcement Forum agreed on a new work programme setting out its enforcement priorities for 2026-2027 and started work on new projects.
#REACH, #Forum, #Compliance ECHA 24.11.2025 The Forum adopted its new work programme for 2026-2027, which sets out enforcement priorities and outlines coordinated...
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11. December 2025
Four substances recommended for REACH authorisation
#REACH, #Authorisation, #SVHC The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), to protect health and the environment, recommends that the European Commission adds...
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11. December 2025
Updated Candidate List reference substance package available for SCIP notifiers
Helsinki, 21 November 2025 - An updated reference substance package that is aligned with the latest inclusion of new hazardous chemicals to the Candidate List is now available for SCIP notifiers. ECHA recommends companies to import this package to their IUCLID instances and use it when creating SCIP notifications for articles containing the newly added Candidate List substances. The Candidate List reference substances package for SCIP notifications includes: individual reference substance datasets a change log of the Candidate List package delta package reference substance datasets a list of reference substances. Source: https://echa.europa.eu/sk/-/updated-candidate-list-reference-substance-package-available-for-scip-notifiers-2 Ekotox website: https://ekotox.eu/products-and-scip-notification/
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18. November 2025
DBDPE added to candidate list
#SVHC, #SCIP, #REACH ECHA has updated the Candidate List and added DBDPE, which may entail additional obligations for businesses. The...
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