The European Commission has released a draft regulation to revise provisions concerning perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and its derivatives under the Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 on persistent organic pollutants (POPs Regulation).
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This document discusses REACH and CLP substance naming and identification. One of a series of advice publications to assist stakeholders prepare for REACH and CLP Regulations responsibilities.
The European Commission has updated the REACH requirements, thereby improving the safety and administration of chemical substances within the EU.
The European Union's Chemical Agency (ECHA) is moving from risk to hazard-based assessments of chemicals, allowing regulators to label substances as dangerous based on hypothetical characteristics rather than real-world exposure to harm.
The list was compiled in 2016 to assist registrants in interpreting the REACH Annex III criteria as they prepared their registrations for the 2018 registration deadline.
ECHA has collaborated with the OECD on a project to evaluate the usefulness of robust study summaries for chemical hazard assessments.
The Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2007 (3) extended the approval period of the active substance Pyridalyl from 30 June 2024 to 30 June 2025 in order to ensure a balanced distribution of responsibilities and work among Member States…
The German chemical company Evonik Operations GmbH has filed an appeal against the European Chemicals Agency's (ECHA) decision to register the compound 2,4,6-tris(dimethylaminomethyl)phenol.
On February 7, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) released the "universal PFAS restriction dossier" (uPFAS), clearing the way for a wide PFAS ban under the EU's chemical legislation, REACH.
ECHA is seeking feedback on the harmonised classification and labelling proposal for benzobicyclone a selective herbicide used in rice fields to control annual grass weeds and some broadleaf weeds.