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26. July 2024

SME Verification and Administrative Charges for Joint Authorisation Applications

ECHA/NR/24/20 Helsinki, 23 July 2024 – In accordance with new provisions confirmed by the European Commission, the European Chemicals Agency...
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11. July 2024

Rolling List of (groups of) substances for restriction updating Annex I to the Restrictions Roadmap under the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability SWD(2022) 128 final

Revised version 1 July 2024 Pool definition: Pool 0 contains substances that are already included in the Registry of Intention...
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27. June 2024

ECHA adds one hazardous chemical to the Candidate List

ECHA/NR/24/19 The Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHC) now contains 241 entries for chemicals that can harm...
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21. June 2024

Inspectors will check classification and labelling of mixtures in products

ECHA/NR/24/18  ECHA’s Enforcement Forum agreed to a new EU-wide project to check that hazardous mixtures present in products, such as...
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18. June 2024 / EkotoxInfo

EkotoxInfo 06/2024 

We encourage you to read the current issue of EkotoxInfo news. In the summary of resent developments in the area...
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30. May 2024

Restriction on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

PFASs are, or ultimately transform into, persistent substances, leading to irreversible environmental exposure and accumulation. Due to their water solubility...
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27. May 2024

Expected extension of EU’s review of biocidal active substances

COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2024/1398 of 14 March 2024 Ensures the continuation of the work program for the systematic review of...
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24. May 2024

Submitting downstream user notification of authorised uses

If you are a downstream user of a substance listed on the Authorisation List (Annex XIV) and are using it...
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23. May 2024

Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4), decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5) and dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane (D6) substances restricted under EU Comission Regulation

COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2024/1328 of 16 May 2024   Entry 70 of Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 is replaced by the...
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20. May 2024

Revision of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive

European Parliament adopted new measures to make packaging more sustainable and reduce packaging waste in the EU.   The rules,...
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