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13. May 2024

Restriction proposal on chromium (VI) to cover more substances

ECHA/NR/24/13 The European Commission has requested ECHA to broaden the scope of the REACH restriction proposal to cover at least...
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25. April 2024

The essential use concept in EU legislation dealing with chemicals

The essential use concept in EU legislation addressing chemicals is a framework designed to determine when the use of certain...
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24. April 2024

Drinking Water Directive

The European Commission has published six new legal acts under the Drinking Water Directive. These set out the framework for...
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19. April 2024

Joint Europe-wide assessment of the drivers and impact of chemical pollution by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

ECHA/NR/24/11  The chemicals strategy for sustainability towards a toxic-free environment (CSS) embraces two overarching goals of the chemicals legislation: preventing...
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11. April 2024

The EU modifies the use of certain nanomaterials in cosmetic products

COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2024/858 (March 14, 2024) of European Parliament and Council Regulation 1223/2009/EC on styrene/acrylate copolymer, sodium styrene/acrylate copolymer,...
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9. April 2024 / CLP

Effect of the 21st ATP to the CLP Regulation

The latest update, the 21st Adaptation to Technical Progress (ATP) to the Classification, Labelling, and Packaging (CLP) Regulation, is now...
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8. April 2024

Retinol, Retinyl Acetate, Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A) + other substances restricted in cosmetic products

COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2024/996 of 3 April 2024 amending Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the...
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3. April 2024

Lead in the workplace: new OELs and BELs for lead and its inorganic compounds

DIRECTIVE (EU) 2024/869 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL   of 13 March 2024  amending Directive 2004/37/EC of the...
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28. March 2024

Diisocyanate am Arbeitsplatz: OELs und BELs für Blei und seine anorganischen Verbindungen

RICHTLINIE (EU) 2024/869 DES EUROPÄISCHEN PARLAMENTS UND DES RATES   vom 13. März 2024  zur Änderung der Richtlinie 2004/37/EG des Europäischen...
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27. March 2024

PCN Control Check – ECHA’s Enforcement Forum

Helsinki, 25 March 2024  ECHA’s Enforcement Forum prepares a project to check if suppliers have notified hazardous chemical mixtures to...
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