Current issue of EkotoxInfo news
We provide a selection of important information in the field of EU legislation on chemicals and products, chemical management:
- ECHA added triphenyl phosphate to the Candidate List
- Hazardous chemicals in cosmetic products
- CLP Regulation – ATP 21 and ATP 22
- The conference “Chemical Management – REACH 2024” will be held on October 15-16, 2024 in Bratislava.
ECHA added triphenyl phosphate to the Candidate List
On 7 November 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) added triphenyl phosphate to the Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC), bringing the total number of entries on this list to 242.
Ekotox news website: https://ekotox.eu/news/echa-adds-one-hazardous-chemical-to-the-candidate-list-2/
REACH Ekotox website: https://ekotox.eu/reach-regulation/
Hazardous chemicals in cosmetic products
On 30 October 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published the results of a pilot enforcement project, which revealed that 6% of the controlled cosmetic products contained hazardous chemicals banned under POPs and REACH.
Ekotox News Website: https://ekotox.eu/news/hazardous-chemicals-found-in-cosmetic-products/
Ekotox Cosmetics website: https://ekotox.eu/cosmetics-2/
CLP Regulation – ATP 21 and ATP 22
The harmonised classification and labelling of hazardous substances is set out in Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 adopted by the European Parliament and the Council on 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP). This classification is regularly updated through the “Adaptation to Technical Progress” (ATP).
ATP 21 news: https://ekotox.eu/news/21st-atp-to-the-clp-regulation-published-by-the-eu/
Ekotox ATP 22 news: https://ekotox.eu/news/clp-regulation-22nd-atp/
Ekotox CLP website: https://ekotox.eu/clp-sds/
Conference “Chemical Management – REACH 2024” on October 15-16, 2024 in Bratislava.
What we took home from the REACH 2024 conference:
* Everyone is waiting for direction within the new Commission – chemical management is becoming an interdisciplinary issue regulated by different areas of EU legislation – like an eruption from the misty steam of a hidden volcano
* The simplification promised by the 2024-2029 policy guidelines could probably be possible, but “optimization” could work better. Optimization will require a lot of discussion, data/information, and a willingness to compromise
* The most commonly used words “uncertainty” and “competitiveness”
* Substances of very high concern (SVHCs) will be expanded to include “substances of high concern” = substances of concern < SoCs… and that “horse” will be managed by different groups / legislation and for different purposes…
* REACH 2.0 needed for everyone, expectations are high, it is not clear what will be in it – the need for speed
* The story of PFAS becomes difficult to understand and follow. It seems that the resources already used are not sufficient and much more will be needed, but is it well targeted and is it developing in the right direction?
* All players try to organize themselves to better cope with the challenges of the rapid changes that are coming. 1S1A is one of the very important pieces of the mosaic
* Battery regulation seeks to control all aspects of a single product group. That is very ambitious. Maybe in the right direction. But as we have heard, we are losing competitiveness, investment, dynamism…
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