REACH Candidate List updated with eight hazardous chemicals: 08/07/2021; The Candidate List of substances of very high concern now contains 219 chemicals that may harm people or the environment.

REACH Upcoming changes to REACH information requirements: 29/06/2021; The European Commission has revised certain information requirements for registering chemicals under REACH. The changes will start to apply in early 2022 and companies need to start preparing. ECHA will publish more advice in late 2021.

CLP Glyphosate: EU regulators begin review of renewal assessments: 15/06/2021; ECHA and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) have received a draft assessment of glyphosate carried out by four EU Member States and will now begin to consider the findings. Glyphosate – the most widely used herbicide in the world – is currently authorised for use in the EU until December 2022.

REACH Chromium trioxide widely used in plating and surface treatment: 08/06/2021; ECHA has received over 1 000 notifications from industrial sites using chromium trioxide in chrome plating and surface treatment in the EU. This follows two European Commission decisions in December 2020 granting authorisation to use the chemical until September 2024. Enforcement authorities can now carry out inspections as necessary.

Updates

Upcoming events

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REACH

Restrictions

Consultations on SEAC draft opinion: 1

Start date: 07/07/2021
Deadline: 07/09/2021

Restriction proposals: 1

Start date: 24/03/2021
Deadline: 24/09/2021

Restriction proposals: 1

Start date: 23/06/2021
Deadline: 03/01/2022

Testing proposals

Testing proposals: 19

Start date: 01/07/2021
Deadline: 16/08/2021

CLP

Harmonised classification and labelling

CLH proposals: 2

Start date: 07/06/2021
Deadline: 06/08/2021

CLH proposals: 5

Start date: 05/07/2021
Deadline: 03/09/2021

BPR

Potential candidates for substitution

Active substance: 1

Start date: 08/07/2021
Deadline: 06/09/2021

CAD/CMD

Occupational exposure limits

Call for comments and evidence: 2

Start date: 05/07/2021
Deadline: 03/09/2021

POPs

There are currently no ongoing consultations.

Guidance: 31/05/2021; BPR Guidance Volume III Human Health, Part A sent for PEG consultation

Guidance: 11/05/2021; Draft update to the IR&CSA Appendix
R7-1 for nanoforms applicable to Chapter R7a and R7c Endpoint specific guidance
(Version 3.0) sent for MSC consultation

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