News archive - ECHA

News archive

News archive

December 2018

18 December 2018 - Biocidal Products Committee concludes on a Union authorisation for disinfectants - News release

BPR

16 December 2018 - EU exported almost 830 000 tonnes of PIC chemicals in 2017 - News release

PIC

16 December 2018 - First EU coordinated enforcement project on export of hazardous chemicals - News release

PIC

14 December 2018 - ECHA’s future strategic plan: making the best use of information on chemicals in Europe - News release

13 December 2018 - Enforcement project calls for improved safety information to protect workers from chemical hazards - Press release

REACH

05 December 2018 - ECHA’s committees adopt 19 harmonised classification and labelling opinions and one restriction - News release

REACH

CLP

03 December 2018 - Companies to provide more information on nanomaterials - Press release

REACH

November 2018

27 November 2018 - Easier access to information on biocides - News release

BPR

21 November 2018 - Intentionally added microplastics likely to accumulate in terrestrial and freshwater environments - Press release

REACH

21 November 2018 - Inspectors prepare for EU-wide control of chemicals sold online - News release

REACH

CLP

BPR

PIC

20 November 2018 - November Newsletter now available - News release

REACH

CLP

BPR

15 November 2018 - Log into ECHA’s website to access new features - News release

13 November 2018 - New web pages to prepare companies for UK’s withdrawal from EU - News release

REACH

CLP

BPR

PIC

02 November 2018 - Keep your registration up to date - News release

REACH

October 2018

24 October 2018 - European Week for Safety and Health at Work 2018: manage dangerous substances - News release

REACH

CLP

23 October 2018 - Update: Member States to evaluate 100 substances in 2019-2021 - News release

REACH

23 October 2018 - Biocidal Products Committee proposes not to approve three silver-containing active substances - News release

BPR

23 October 2018 - Updated biocides IT tools available - News release

BPR

18 October 2018 - More information on dossier evaluation processes available - News release

REACH

17 October 2018 - Data on chemicals needs to be improved - News release

REACH

15 October 2018 - ECHA increases visibility of authority activities - News release

REACH

CLP

11 October 2018 - ECHA updates information for companies on UK withdrawal from EU - News release

REACH

09 October 2018 - Member States to evaluate 96 substances in 2019-2021 - News release

REACH

September 2018

25 September 2018 - Member registrants will start receiving dossier evaluation decisions in 2019 - News release

REACH

20 September 2018 - Management Board re-elects chair - News release

19 September 2018 - RAC concludes on 14 opinions on harmonised classification and labelling - News release

REACH

CLP

13 September 2018 - Our September Newsletter is now online - News release

REACH

CLP

BPR

PIC

11 September 2018 - ECHA identifies risks to terrestrial environment from lead ammunition - Press release

REACH

10 September 2018 - New support pages for industry on obligations for hazardous mixtures - News release

CLP

06 September 2018 - Study finds knowledge gaps in risk assessment of nano pigments - Press release

REACH

05 September 2018 - Public consultation on 18 substances proposed for authorisation under REACH - News release

REACH

03 September 2018 - Registration numbers granted to 32 515 REACH 2018 registrations - News release

REACH

August 2018

15 August 2018 - Lower concentration limit proposed for PAHs found in granules and mulches - Press release

REACH

08 August 2018 - What's happening with tattoo inks in the EU? - News release

REACH

July 2018

17 July 2018 - Study identifies key parameters for carrying out reliable market studies on nanomaterials - News release

REACH

11 July 2018 - New database on Candidate List substances in articles by 2021 - News release

REACH

June 2018

29 June 2018 - Biocidal Products Committee concludes on a Union authorisation for disinfectants - News release

BPR

28 June 2018 - ECHA and Eurometaux agree on Framework for Cooperation - News release

REACH

CLP

18 June 2018 - 10 new substances added to the Candidate List - Press release

REACH

26 June 2018 - Application for authorisation fees adjusted - News release

REACH

25 June 2018 - Inspectors to check internet sales of chemicals - News release

REACH

CLP

BPR

14 June 2018 - ECHA and Cefic sign joint statement to work on effective implementation of REACH - News release

REACH

14 June 2018 - RAC adopts 13 proposals for harmonised classification and labelling and SEAC adopts the restriction proposal on lead in gunshot - News release

REACH

CLP

11 June 2018 - EU nanomaterials observatory updated with two searchable databases - News release

REACH

05 June 2018 - Guidance on identifying endocrine disruptors published - News release

BPR

04 June 2018 - Consultation on four phthalates for updating their Authorisation List entries with endocrine disrupting properties - Press release

REACH

01 June 2018 - 21 551 chemicals on EU market now registered - Press release

REACH

May 2018

31 May 2018 - Call for companies to continue their cooperation after the deadline - News release

REACH

28 May 2018 - REACH 2018: Make every effort to submit your registration on time - News release

REACH

23 May 2018 - Biocides IT tools updated - News release

BPR

21 May 2018 - BPA being replaced by BPS in thermal paper, ECHA survey finds - News release

REACH

17 May 2018 - May issue of the ECHA Newsletter online - News release

REACH

BPR

17 May 2018 - REACH 2018 registrants: get support through our online chat - News release

REACH

16 May 2018 - More information on biocidal products to be available in 2018 - News release

BPR

14 May 2018 - Simpler IUCLID Cloud now available to all REACH registrants - News release

REACH

11 May 2018 - Payment of REACH registration fees: Include the invoice number and make only one payment per invoice - News release

REACH

April 2018

30 April 2018 - ENES Work Programme until 2020: Improving safe use of chemicals in supply chains - News release

REACH

27 April 2018 - New format for notifying information on hazardous mixtures for poison centres - News release

CLP

27 April 2018 - Biocidal Products Committee concludes on four active substances in disinfectants and preservatives - News release

BPR

26 April 2018 - ECHA welcomes improved clarity on nanomaterials in the EU - Member States vote to amend REACH Annexes - News release

REACH

25 April 2018 - Distributors taking up the role of importer are within the scope of a DCG solution - News release

REACH

23 April 2018 - 82 % of inspected internet advertisements for hazardous chemicals lack required warning - Press release

CLP

16 April 2018 - Authorities to focus on identifying substances of potential concern - Press release

REACH

11 April 2018 - Are you interested in Union authorisation for your biocidal product? - News release

BPR

10 April 2018 - Registrants: get ready to comment on the 2017 substance evaluation draft decisions - News release

REACH

March 2018

27 March 2018 - Board of Appeal decision on a joint submission dispute in case of a ‘complete opt-out’ - News release

REACH

22 March 2018 - Is your dispute pending? You can still submit a dossier by 31 May - News release

REACH

20 March 2018 - RAC recommends an occupational exposure limit for benzene - Press release

REACH

20 March 2018 - Member States start evaluating 21 substances in 2018 - News release

REACH

16 March 2018 - New enforcement project on chromium VI launched - News release

REACH

CLP

16 March 2018 - RAC adopts fourteen proposals for harmonised classification and labelling and SEAC adopts two restriction proposals - News release

REACH

CLP

15 March 2018 - New 'Chemicals in our life' website informs consumers about chemicals - Press release

13 March 2018 - Benefit from a faster processing of your REACH dossier - News release

REACH

09 March 2018 - Biocidal Products Committee concludes on two active substances in disinfectants - News release

BPR

05 March 2018 - ECHA welcomes the REACH review outcome - News release

REACH

February 2018

26 February 2018 - Call for evidence on possible restriction of microplastics - News release

REACH

26 February 2018 - Information on chemicals still has to improve - Press release

REACH

26 February 2018 - Information on future regulation of substances easier to find - News release

REACH

CLP

20 February 2018 - Inspectors begin controls of classification and labelling of mixtures - News release

REACH

CLP

BPR

15 February 2018 - Check out the latest ECHA Newsletter - News release

REACH

CLP

BPR

13 February 2018 - Inspectors find phthalates in toys and asbestos in second-hand products - Press release

REACH

January 2018

31 January 2018 - ECHA proposes seven substances for authorisation - Press release

REACH

30 January 2018 - Appeal against a testing proposal decision dismissed - News release

REACH

30 January 2018 - Helping registrants in exceptional cases - News release

REACH

30 January 2018 - 300 people gather in Helsinki for last minute advice ahead of the final registration deadline for chemicals - Press release

REACH

30 January 2018 - Watch our REACH 2018 Stakeholders' Day for last minute tips - News release

REACH

29 January 2018 - New strategy promotes substitution to safer chemicals in the EU - News release

REACH

BPR

22 January 2018 - 236 substances shortlisted for possible regulatory action - News release

REACH

19 January 2018 - No maladministration by ECHA in handling a citizen’s concern on glyphosate - News release

CLP

17 January 2018 - ECHA to consider restrictions on the use of oxo-plastics and microplastics - News release

REACH

12 January 2018 - Seven new substances added to the Candidate List, entry for bisphenol-A updated - Press release

REACH

December 2017

19 December 2017 - EU and industry directors recommend actions to help SME registrants - News item

REACH

20 December 2017 - First opinions on Union authorisation adopted - News alert

BPR

18 December 2017 - IUCLID Cloud now guides you through dossier preparation - News item

REACH

19 December 2017 - Registrants of certain intermediates to receive substance evaluation decisions - News item

REACH

15 December 2017 - ECHA and EASA signed an agreement of cooperation - News item

REACH

CLP

14 December 2017 - Ethylene dichloride the most exported PIC chemical in 2016 - News item

PIC

07 December 2017 - Restriction proposal on diisocyanates and several authorisation applications agreed by RAC and SEAC - News alert

REACH

CLP

05 December 2017 - Give comments on the draft guidance for identifying endocrine disruptors - News item

BPR

04 December 2017 - Limited services at year-end - News item

REACH

CLP

BPR

PIC

04 December 2017 - ECHA moving to new premises in 2020 - Press release

November 2017

29 November 2017 - New interactive infographic for following the progress of REACH registrations - News item

REACH

29 November 2017 - Companies asked to communicate their registration intentions for 2018 - News alert

REACH

22 November 2017 - More progress needed to replace animal tests under EU chemicals laws - News alert

REACH

CLP

BPR

20 November 2017 - Enforcement project to check compliance with the obligations of substances in articles - News item

REACH

16 November 2017 - ECHA Newsletter now online - News item

16 November 2017 - Forum for enforcement reviews results of its restriction project and agrees on new actions - News item

REACH

BPR

15 November 2017 - Biocides IT tools improved based on user feedback - News item

BPR

15 November 2017 - Chesar updated - News item

REACH

15 November 2017 - Update of IUCLID 6 available - News alert

REACH

CLP

08 November 2017 - New version of ePIC now available - News item

PIC

07 November 2017 - New REACH-IT version up and running - News item

REACH

CLP

October 2017

25 October 2017 - Proposal to restrict hazardous substances in tattoo inks and permanent make-up - Press release

REACH

24 October 2017 - Member States to evaluate 107 substances in 2018-2020 - News alert

REACH

09 October 2017 - New version of REACH-IT in November – downtime before - News item

REACH

CLP

05 October 2017 - Biocidal Products Committee adopts 10 opinions - News item

BPR

04 October 2017 - How do REACH and CLP impact industry’s sustainability strategies? - News item

REACH

CLP

03 October 2017 - SMEs face financial challenges registering under REACH - News item

REACH

September 2017

29 September 2017 - Bjorn Hansen selected as ECHA's new Executive Director - Press release

26 September 2017 - Missed our Biocides Day? - News item

BPR

25 September 2017 - A new section on the ECHA webpages provides information on the impact of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union - News alert

25 September 2017 - SME registrants: Be ready to prove your company size - News alert

REACH

18 September 2017 - Report: ECHA’s scrutiny has a profound impact on authorisation decisions - Press release

14 September 2017 - Read the latest ECHA Newsletter - News item

05 September 2017 - Increase in notifications providing information on the export of hazardous chemicals - Press release

05 September 2017 - Public consultation to identify nine new substances of very high concern - News item

REACH

04 September 2017 - Study finds companies lack incentives for updating their REACH registrations - News item

August 2017

23 August 2017 - Sunset date for Chromium VI compounds approaches - what should downstream users do? - News alert

08 August 2017 - Update of OECD QSAR Toolbox now available - News item

July 2017

31 July 2017 - IUCLID Cloud launched – simpler for smaller companies - News item

20 July 2017 - Work on guidance document for identifying endocrine disruptors proceeding - News item

10 July 2017 - One new substance added to the Candidate List, several entries updated - Press release

03 July 2017 - Biocidal Products Committee adopts 11 opinions - News alert

June 2017

29 June 2017 - ECHA’s actions on existing registrations show promising results - News alert

26 June 2017 - Guidance on substances in articles updated - News alert

27 June 2017 - More enforcement on authorisation and registration coming up for 2019 - News item

22 June 2017 - REACH inspectors find that not all companies are complying with authorisation requirements - Press release

20 June 2017 - SEAC adopts restriction proposals on four phthalates and TDFAs in sprays used by the public - News alert

14 June 2017 - 12 new substances added to the Authorisation List - News item

15 June 2017 - MSC unanimously agrees that Bisphenol A is an endocrine disruptor - Press release

14 June 2017 - ECHA’s opinion on classification of glyphosate published - News item

13 June 2017 - EU observatory for nanomaterials launched - Press release

14 June 2017 - New R4BP 3 version offers easier submission processes and improved communication tasks - News item

14 June 2017 - RAC agrees on two opinions on occupational exposure and on 11 harmonised classification cases - News alert

13 June 2017 - New support page and formats for authorisation review reports - News item

08 June 2017 - Titanium dioxide proposed to be classified as suspected of causing cancer when inhaled - Press release

07 June 2017 - New Chesar version eases generation and updating of chemical safety reports - News item

06 June 2017 - REACH tests need to comply with good laboratory practice - News item

01 June 2017 - 10 years of making chemicals safer - News alert

01 June 2017 - Alternatives to animal testing widely used - Press release

May 2017

31 May 2017 - REACH 2018: Practical help to prepare your registration - News item

31 May 2017 - Substance not in the review programme? Check if you can still use it - News alert

24 May 2017 - REACH Guidance for nanomaterials published - News alert

18 May 2017 - May Newsletter published - News item

17 May 2017 - Check the 2018 deadlines to apply for Union authorisation of biocides - News item

17 May 2017 - List of harmonised classifications updated - News item

12 May 2017 - More clarity on hazard information of chemicals - News alert

08 May 2017 - Got a question about registration? Enrol to the REACH 2018 Spring School - News item

03 May 2017 - Try out IUCLID Cloud online - News item

April 2017

28 April 2017 - Chemical products with old labels off the shelves by 1 June 2017 - News item

28 April 2017 - Six opinions adopted by the Biocidal Products Committee - News alert

27 April 2017 - List of active substances in the Review Programme updated - News alert

24 April 2017 - All known substances of very high concern being tackled - Press release

05 April 2017 - Newcomer to the market? Act by 31 May to get one more year to prepare your registration - News alert

04 April 2017 - OECD QSAR Toolbox update simplifies the correct use of non-test methods - News item

03 April 2017 - Stakeholders' Day presentations available - News item

03 April 2017 - Forum elects new chairs and starts to work with BPR subgroup - News item

March 2017

28 March 2017 - Registrants should get ready to comment on 2016 substance evaluation draft decisions - News alert

23 March 2017 - Data on 15 000 chemicals now available to use - Press release

21 March 2017 - Member States to evaluate 22 substances in 2017 - News alert

21 March 2017 - Restriction proposal on four phthalates and several authorisation applications agreed by RAC and SEAC - News alert

15 March 2017 - Glyphosate not classified as a carcinogen by ECHA - Press release

08 March 2017 - Reply to NGOs on the independence and transparency of ECHA’s Risk Assessment Committee - News item

07 March 2017 - Biocidal Products Committee adopts six opinions - News alert

07 March 2017 - How to consider a read-across approach for multi-constituent and UVCB substances - News item

02 March 2017 - Board of Appeal decision in an appeal concerning the registration requirements for nanoforms published - News item

02 March 2017 - Public consultation on seven substances proposed for authorisation under REACH - Press release

01 March 2017 - Revised practice directions give guidance to appellants - News alert

February 2017

28 February 2017 - Recycled rubber infill causes a very low level of concern - Press release

27 February 2017 - Important safety information on chemicals still missing - Press release

16 February 2017 - February Newsletter online - News item

15 February 2017 - Enhanced completeness check delivers its first results - News item

15 February 2017 - More clarity for read-across assessment - News alert

January 2017

25 January 2017 - 162 substances shortlisted for possible regulatory action - News alert

24 January 2017 - New advice on using non-animal test methods - News item

12 January 2017 - Four new substances of very high concern added to the Candidate List - Press release

09 January 2017 - Chemical safety for workers targeted by next EU enforcement project - Press release

December 2016

20 December 2016 - Board of Appeal rules on a contested substance evaluation decision for triclosan - News item

20 December 2016 - Endocrine disruptors: EFSA and ECHA outline guidance plans - News item

19 December 2016 - Biocidal Products Committee adopts 17 opinions - News alert

19 December 2016 - Member State Committee issues four SVHC agreements and two opinions - News alert

13 December 2016 - Glyphosate discussed and opinions given on hexavalent chromium by ECHA's scientific committees - News alert

09 December 2016 - Limited services at year-end - News item

08 December 2016 - Board of Appeal publishes a decision on an appeal against a substance evaluation decision for octocrilene - News item

07 December 2016 - Citizens and experts to get more information on nanomaterials - Press release

07 December 2016 - RAC starts discussing harmonised classification for glyphosate - News item

02 December 2016 - Endocrine disruptors: ECHA and EFSA start work on guidance - News item

November 2016

29 November 2016 - REACH 2018: Submit your registration - Press release

23 November 2016 - Non-animal methods now a default for skin sensitisation – submit correct information - News alert

17 November 2016 - November Newsletter online - News item

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