The ECHA recently included four new substances of very high concern (SVHC) in the REACH Candidate list. See the related press release. The list now contains a total of 201 chemicals. The new entries include: Tris(4-nonylphenyl, branched and linear) phosphite (TNPP) with ≥ 0.1% w/w of 4-nonylphenol, branched and linear (4-NP) – endocrine disruptor for the environment…
The EU plans to supplement Annex XVII of REACH and has published the corresponding draft regulation. With the amendment, the EU forbids the use of lead and lead compounds in the manufacture of PVC articles. In addition, PVC articles may no longer be placed on the market when the concentration of lead in the…
Industry associations and EU member states consider the deadlines proposed by the EU for updates of registration dossiers unrealistic. They expressed this opinion in statements published after the CARACAL meeting at the beginning of July. For example, Eurometaux, the European Association of Non-Ferrous Metals Producers and Recyclers, highlighted the complexity of the interconnections involved. It noted that every individual data…
The Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urbanization (MoEU) has now accredited a total of seven institutes to train chemists as experts in chemical safety and evaluation (KDU in Turkish). The requirements for accreditation are considerable. They are described and defined in Annex 18 of the Turkish REACH regulation (KKDIK). The…
Emergency numbers are important in two respects. First, they must be provided in safety data sheets according to the REACH Regulation (1907/2006/EG). Second, legal regulations on transport, particularly by airlines, absolutely demand emergency numbers – usually on a carriage document or label. In addition, many countries, including the United States…
The German Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA) has published a new brochure on REACH, Reach Info 6 on Products – Requirements of Manufacturers, Importers, and Dealers (REACH-Info 6 Erzeugnisse – Anforderungen an Produzenten, Importeure und Händler). The authors of the brochure define the terms substance/mixture and manufactured…
A state authority recently imposed a penalty on a company. Such a measure serves the authority as a legitimate means of pressuring a company to enforce mandatory behavior. The penalty is to be imposed even if the customer later meets the obligations. In this concrete case, a company was to…
