A number of scientists known as the Global PFAS Science Panel argue for listing persistence as a stand-alone hazard class in the CLP Regulation. They raised the argument in their comments on the schedule that the EU published at the end of March for a planned revision of the CLP Regulation. The...
As of 2022, compliance authorities and customs inspectors across the EU will work within the context of a new EU enforcement project to determine if companies are meeting their notification obligations for hazardous mixtures as defined in Article 45 of the CLP Regulation. The ECHA Enforcement Forum made that decision...
In its meeting at the beginning of October, the Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) of the ECHA approved the classification of methyl methacrylate (MMA) as a respiratory sensitizer of Category 1 and enhanced the table entry for BPA in Annex VI of the CLP to include the property of “acute and...
The EU Commission has published EU Regulation 2020/11 and modified Annex VIII of the CLP Regulation. The change grants importers and downstream users a postponement of the notification deadline. Originally, these parties were required to provide information on hazardous mixtures for consumer use as of January of this year. The required...
On its submission portal, the ECHA has provided two guidelines intended to support importers and downstream users when using its new system-to-system tool. Users can create dossiers in their own software systems and transmit them directly to the ECHA portal. Annex VIII of the CLP Regulation requires downstream users to notify the ECHA about...
At its fiftieth meeting, the Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) took several steps, including examination and approval of the planned reclassification of various boron compounds, citric acid, and salicylic acid methyl ester. Accordingly, boron compounds will now be classified as “Category 1B, toxic to reproduction – the compounds can impair fertility and may cause harm...
As part of the fourteenth adaptation to technical progress (ATP), the EU Commission has classified powdered titanium dioxide as “possibly carcinogenic upon inhalation.” The Commission made its decision on October 4. Unless the EU Parliament and Council of Ministers raise any objections within the next two months, the changes to...
At the CARACAL meeting in September, the member states of the EU approved a draft regulation of the EU Commission. According to the draft, the reporting deadline for mixtures used by consumers will be postponed a year – from January 1, 2020 to January 1, 2021. The change is the response of...
The European Commission has scheduled a feedback period from September 12 to October 10 on its proposed changes to Annex II of REACH. The changes relate to the requirements for safety data sheets (SDS) and are to apply as of January 1, 2020. What are the specific changes? First, the contents of the Annex...
A majority of the members of the EU Parliament has called for measures against the use of hazardous substances in products because such use makes recycling difficult or even impossible. That’s why they should disappear from the supply chain as quickly as possible. The members strongly support a Resolution that calls…
