The ECHA has recommended to the EU that it include the following seven substances in Annex XIV, the authorization list, of REACH: Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4) Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5) Dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane (D6) Terphenyl, hydrogenated Dicyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP) Disodium octaborate Benzene-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid 1,2-anhydride (trimellitic anhydride, TMA) The change would obligate companies that want to continue to use these chemicals to request authorization. But...
With the expiration of the deadline on December 31, 2020, the time allotted to British companies to transfer some 2,900 REACH registrations to European firms has passed. That number represents one fifth of the REACH registrations that were owned by British companies. According to the ECHA, this number could...
In December 2020, the ECHA Enforcement Forum published the closing report of the REACH En-Force 7 (REF-7) project. As part of the project, national authorities and customs agencies inspected a total of 813 companies in 28 countries. The inspectors found that 180 of the 1,420 chemicals examined are not registered...
In the future, the EU will require a chemical safety assessment (CSA) followed by the creation of a chemical safety report (CSR) for carcinogenic, mutagenic, and reprotoxic substances (CMRs) in tonnage bands of 1–10 tons per year. Accordingly, the EU plans to modify Article 14 of REACH along with 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...
On June 25, 2020, the ECHA added four chemicals to the REACH Candidate List. The leading candidate is the preservative butyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (butylparaben). Because the substance has strong antibacterial properties, it is used in many cosmetics, including moisturizers, sunscreens, eyeshadow, and antiwrinkle creams. Butylparaben also acts as a mask to lessen the inherent odor of the product. According...
The ECHA has increased the pressure on companies to comply with Article 22, Section 1 of REACH – so that each is “updating his registration without undue delay with relevant new information and submitting it to the Agency.” The ECHA is applying the push for compliance as part of the...
Considering the Corona crisis, the ECHA could extend the deadline when companies must provide specific information for a substance evaluation. The agency will monitor the situation and decide on specific measures if necessary. As an ECHA spokesperson told Chemical Watch, the agency wants to maintain regular operations as best as...
The ECHA has published the Community Rolling Action Plan (CoRAP) and announced which chemicals will be evaluated in the next three years. The list contains 64 chemicals that are to be evaluated by the appropriate national agencies between 2020 and 2022 according to Articles 44-48 of REACH. Seven new chemicals have been added to last year’s...
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…
