The ECHA is now providing companies with a new online tool, the EU Chemicals Legislation Finder (EUCLEF). An ECHA press release announced the availability of the tool. The initial version covers 40 laws, including regulations for toy safety, the use of certain dangerous chemicals in electric and electronic devices (RoHS),…
The EU wants to include seven additional substances of very high concern (SVHC) in Annex XIV of REACH (Authorization List). As part of the public consultation, active participants and interested parties can comment on the recommendation from March 5 to June 5. The chemicals involved include: Siloxane octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4), decamethylcyclopentasiloxane…
Last year, the ECHA performed 301 checks and found that it had to request follow-up data on the long-term effects of chemicals on human health and the environment in 81% of the cases it examined. As the ECHA reported in its press release on February 26, the missing information was…
The European Chemical Industry Council (Conseil Européen des Fédérations de l’Industrie Chimique: CEFIC) analyzed last year’s notification from the Rapid Exchange of Information (RAPEX) system. The Council published the most-important results in a press release in February 2020. According to the document, 92% of chemicals that do not conform to…
