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04/02/2010
Advance Warning to Registrants Using IUCLID 5.0 and 5.1
Registrants using IUCLID 5.0 or 5.1 have until March 2010 to submit their dossiers. After that date, all registrants will need to use IUCLID 5.2 which will be available from 15 February.
28/01/2010
The Committee for Risk Assessment Agrees Opinions on Harmonised Classification and Labelling for Three Chemical Substances
Today, the Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) of ECHA has adopted opinions on the proposals for classification and labelling across Europe of three chemical substances as carcinogen, mutagen or toxic for reproduction.
18/01/2010
Public Consultation: Harmonised Classification and Labelling of Three Chemical Substances
Today, the European Chemicals Agency has published on its website a public consultation on the proposal to harmonise the classification and labelling of three chemical substances. Comments are welcome on the proposal until 3 of March 2010. All comments will be taken into account in the subsequent decision-making process.
13/01/2010
REACH Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern for Authorisation Grows
Today, the European Chemicals Agency has added 14 chemical substances to the Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) for authorisation. Companies manufacturing or importing these substances need to check their potential obligations that result from the listing.
News & Press archive
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