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We encourage you to read the current issue of EkotoxInfo news. In the summary of resent developments in the area of chemicals legislation and management you will find the following topics: 

1. Nanomaterials in cosmetic products 
2. Extension of EU’s review of biocidal active substances 
3. Revision of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive 
4. The essential use concept in EU legislation dealing with chemicals 
5. Restriction on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) 
6. Restriction proposal on chromium (VI) to cover more substances 
7. Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4), decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5) and dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane (D6) substances restricted under EU Comission Regulation 
8. Submitting downstream user notification of authorised uses 
9. REACH Conference 2024 will be held in Bratislava on October 15-16, 2024 

1. 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, copper, copper colloid, hydroxyapatite, on the modification of gold, gold colloid, gold thioethylaminohyaluronic acid, acetyl heptapeptide-9 gold colloid, platinum, platinum colloid, acetyl tetrapeptide-17 platinum colloid and silver colloid nanomaterials in cosmetic products. 

Ekotox news webpages: https://ekotox.eu/news/the-eu-modifies-the-use-of-certain-nanomaterials-in-cosmetic-products/  

Ekotox cosmetics webpages: https://ekotox.eu/cosmetics-2/  

2. Extension of EU’s review of biocidal active substances   

COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2024/1398 of 14 March 2024 

Ekotox news: https://ekotox.eu/news/expected-extension-of-eus-review-of-biocidal-active-substances/ 

Ekotox biocidal products webpages: https://ekotox.eu/biocides/  

3. Revision of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive 

The proposed regulation would set out provisionson sustainability (e.g. on substances of concern, recyclability, and mandatory recycled content and packaging minimisation); labelling, marking and information (e.g. on the material composition of packaging); obligationsfor economic operators (e.g. prohibition of certain packaging formats and setting reuse and refill targets); management of packaging and packaging waste (e.g. targets for packaging waste reduction and on deposit and return systems for single-use plastic beverage bottles and metal beverage containers); and green public procurement. 

Ekotox news: https://ekotox.eu/news/revision-of-the-eu-packaging-and-packaging-waste-directive/  

EP webpage: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240419IPR20589/new-eu-rules-to-reduce-reuse-and-recycle-packaging  

Ekotox Chemicals Management webpage: https://ekotox.eu/chemicals-management/  

4. 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 substances is necessary for societal needs. It aims to balance health, safety, and environmental concerns with societal demands. This concept entails identifying uses that are critical for health, safety, or societal functioning, while also assessing the availability of alternatives.
Through structured assessments, non-essential uses can be filtered out, simplifying regulatory processes and promoting the transition to safer alternatives. The implementation of this concept requires careful consideration of specific criteria and procedures within individual legislative frameworks to ensure its effectiveness and applicability across various sectors. 

 Ekotox news: https://ekotox.eu/news/the-essential-use-concept-in-eu-legislation-dealing-with-chemicals/  

Ekotox REACH webpages: https://ekotox.eu/reach-regulation/  

5. 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 and mobility, contamination of surface, ground- and drinking water and soil has occurred in the EU. 

One of the major societal concerns is the irreversibility of contamination, together with endocrine disrupting effects, carcinogenicity, toxicity to reproduction, effects on immune system and on lipid metabolism for a broad range of PFASs. 

Universal PFAS restriction proposal is under legislative proces 

Ekotox news: https://ekotox.eu/news/restriction-on-the-manufacture-pfas/  

Ekotox Chemicals Management webpage: https://ekotox.eu/chemicals-management/ 

6. Restriction proposal on chromium (VI) to cover more substances   

The European Commission has requested ECHA to broaden the scope of the REACH restriction proposal to cover at least 12 chromium (VI) substances. 

Ekotox news: https://ekotox.eu/news/restriction-proposal-on-chromium-vi-to-cover-more-substances/  

Ekotox REACH Authorisation webpages: https://ekotox.eu/reach-authorisation/  

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

 COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2024/1328 of 16 May 2024 

Ekotox news: https://ekotox.eu/news/octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane-d4-decamethylcyclopentasiloxane-d5-and-dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane-d6-substances-restricted-under-eu-comission-regulation/  

Ekotox Chemicals Management webpages: https://ekotox.eu/chemicals-management/ 

8. Submitting downstream user notification of authorised uses

 Downstream users of a substance listed on the Authorisation List (Annex XIV) using it under an authorisation granted to a supplier further up your supply chain, must notify ECHA of the use.  

Ekotox news: https://ekotox.eu/news/submitting-downstream-user-notification-of-authorised-uses/  

Ekotox REACH Authorisation webpages: https://ekotox.eu/reach-authorisation/  

9. REACH Conference 2024   

REACH Conference 2024 will be held in Bratislava on October 15-16, 2024 

Conference REACH 2024 is organized for the fourteenth time combining lecturers and participants from different sectors of industry, authorities, academia and other stakeholders.  

Now EU chemicals legislation reached the important milestone defined by new policies of Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability in frame of European Industrial Deal to complement the Green Deal. To manage all new requirements will be a challenge for all involved. 

REACH Conference 2024 webpage: https://ekotoxtraining.com/events/reach-conference-2024/  

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