The European Parliament and Member States have decided to revise the EU Directive on asbestos at work, with the goal of improving worker safety and achieving an asbestos-free future.
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On March 17th, 2023, a call for evidence was issued for the scientific assessment of workplace exposure limits for two substances: 1,3-butadiene and 4,4-isopropylidenediphenol. (Bisphenol A).
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- Recent EU journal published containing crucial regulations and decisions regarding biocidal products
This journal compiles some regulations and decisions related to biocidal products as follows:
The expiry date of the approval of 4,5-Dichloro-2-octyl-2H-isothiazol-3-one for use in biocidal products of product-type 8 set out in Annex I to Directive 98/8/EC is postponed to 31 December 2025.
The objective of this guide is to assist users comply with the Biocidal Products Regulation's requirements.
The European Commission proposes to amend two Directives:
1) the Directive on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxic substances at workThe chemicals strategy for sustainability outlines a number of initiatives that call for a targeted change of the Regulation on the classification, labelling, and packaging of chemical compounds and combinations in order to execute the Green Deal…
The European Commission has amended the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 440/2008, which lays down the test methods pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.
On 3rd March 2023, the European Commission adopted approximately 100 new and updated test methods for the safety assessment of chemicals under REACH (Regulation for the registration, evaluation, authorization, and restriction of chemicals).