From November 02, 2022, ECHA is calling for evidence and comments on its investigation report on Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and PVC additives.
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On October 21, 2022, European Commission Implementing Decision 2022/2005 was published informing about non-approval of methylene dithiocyanate as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 12 (slimicides) in…
On October 24, 2022, EU regulation to reduce limit values for the presence of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in waste was adopted.
On 18 October 2022, the European Commission adopted its 2023 Commission work programme (CWP) which largely focuses on setting targets towards achieving sustainable goals by prioritising key legislative proposals.
On October 12, 2022, a manifesto calling for EU Member States and the Commission to urgently ban PFAS, the ‘forever chemicals’, in consumer products by 2025 (and across all uses by 2030) was launched bu European civil society organisations.
On 28 September 2022, the European Commission decided to put forward a legislative proposal on the protection of workers from the risks related to asbestos exposure at work, amending the Asbestos at Work Directive 2009/148/EC.
QSAR Toolbox, co-developed by ECHA and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which was designed to conduct animal-free chemical hazard assessment and predict data gaps, has now been more empowered by addition of OPERA…
Dossier for harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) was submitted to European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) from Germany for 2-[2-chloro-4-(methylsulfonyl)benzoyl]cyclohexane-1,3-dione or Sulcotrione (used as active substance in herbicides).
Dossier for harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) was submitted to European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) from Slovenia for Pentapotassium bis(peroxymonosulphate) bis(sulphate) (used as oxidizing agent and as active substance in biocidal…
On September 13, 2022, the European Commission granted authorisation to 4-(1,1,3,3-Tetra methylbutyl)phenol, ethoxylated (4-tert-OPnEO) to be used as a surfactant within a lubricant used in the manufacture of pharmaceutical drug products till…