It is a given that mandatory registration for polymers will come. The legal framework for it, including notification and registration deadlines, will be defined in the proposed revision of REACH, which should be published by the end of this year. However, the exact information that registrants will need for the…
At the end of July, the South Korean Ministry of Environment (MoE) published the criteria (in Korean), that determine whether or not a chemical is a permitted substance. The criteria apply as of October 15 of this year. Companies that wish to manufacture, import, or use such chemicals that are…
When a company reduces the production volume of a chemical and updates the dossier accordingly, the ECHA will consider the reduction when evaluating the registration dossier. However, the company involved must present proof indicating the amount of the chemical that was imported or manufactured the previous year. The ECHA clarified…
The European Commission has started an initiative that should simplify access to chemicals data and opened a consultation with stakeholders to submit their reactions by August 16. In fact, access to chemicals data that comes from governmental agencies, private institutions, or scientific literature is difficult. Furthermore, the exchange and reuse…
Ever since substance groups instead of individual substances have been undergoing evaluation, the number of substances that require harmonized classification and labeling (CLH) has risen significantly. Just last year some 1,900 substances were involved – three times as many as in the year before. Of those, 1,650 are registered under…
On February 16 of this year, the Chinese Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) began operation of a new platform for the registration of hazardous chemicals (in Chinese). The National Registration Centre for Chemicals (NRCC) holds responsibility for the registrations. For your company, it’s important to note only Chinese manufacturers and…
Turkish REACH (KKDIK in its Turkish abbreviation) requires that all chemical products manufactured in Turkey or imported into the country in a quantity of one ton or more have a uniform registration deadline of December 2023. A failure to comply means that a company faces the threat of blocked imports….
