The EU Commission is considering a ban on the manufacture and export of hazardous chemicals that are already prohibited in the EU. It opened a consultation and requested comments by July 31 from those affected by the PIC Regulation. The EU took this step after countries in Africa, the Caribbean,…
Regulation (EU) 2023/707 takes effect on April 20. With it, the EU Commission introduces new hazard classes and modifies Annexes I–IV of the CLP Regulation. According to Annex I of the Regulation, endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) will be split into two categories: Category 1: Known or presumed endocrine disruptors Category 2:…
At the end of January, the EU published its Transition Pathway for the Chemical Industry, a plan that includes 150 measures the chemicals industry can take to reach the goals of the Green Deal by 2050. Jointed developed by the EU Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG…
The European General Court (EGC) has annulled the decision of the EU Commission to classify titanium dioxide as carcinogenic. The ruling means that companies are no longer required to place a warning label on their products that contain titanium dioxide, as had been obligatory according to Regulation (EU) 2020/217. In…
Tests that do not use animal experiments can identify endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). The EU Commission clarified that finding and therefore once again updated planned changes for the CLP Regulation in its draft. The previous draft did not clearly state that a classification based on non-animal tests was possible. The revised…
One quarter of all recycled substances and mixtures do not meet the requirements of REACH, according to a study undertaken as part of an ECHA enforcement project. In the project, inspectors performed 46 examinations in 11 countries of the European Economic Area. In 12 cases, management of the waste operators…
The European Commission has announced a fast-track implementation of its new CLP hazard classes. Thanks to the fast-track interservice consultation (ISC), the EU Commission can approve the delegated legislation before the end of the year. In total, the EU suggests five new hazard classes: Endocrine disruptors (ED) Persistent, bioaccumulative, and…
The Taiwanese Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants to align the labeling requirements for toxic chemicals and chemicals of concern with the EU’s CLP regulation. Taiwan is simultaneously harmonizing the EPA regulations with those of the Ministry of Labor. Right now, the requirements differ. The EPA has initiated a consultation on…
The United Kingdom has published the consolidated versions of the REACH and CLP laws and of the UK Cosmetics Regulation. The versions now reflect all the changes made to the EU REACH, CLP, and Cosmetics regulations after Brexit. UK REACH has been in effect in Great Britain (England, Wales, and…
On May 3, the EU Commission published Delegated Regulation 2022/69 in EU Official Journal, thereby updating Annex VI of the CLP Regulation (1272/2008). This eighteenth Adaptation to Technical Progress (ATP) takes effect on November 23, 2023. A total of 39 entries were added, 17 were revised, and one was deleted….
