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Registration
Unresponsive registrants of intermediates obliged to give more information
ECHA has started sending out legally binding letters to registrants who have registered their substances as intermediates, but have not responded to the Agency's requests to correct the inconsistencies found in their dossiers. Companies receiving the letter have one month to update their registration before ECHA sends the case to the Member States enforcement authorities.
Following up on its IT screening on intermediate registrations and after analysing the current situation, ECHA has still identified 118 dossiers from 46 registrants who have not reacted to the Agency's earlier communication in any way. These registrations may be in breach of the REACH Regulation.
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Board of Appeal's latest decision emphasises the importance of fully justifying read-across proposals
Case A-006-2012 concerned the Agency's interpretation of the conditions that have to be met when a registrant adapts the standard information requirements through the use of a read-across approach.
The Board of Appeal decided that for a read-across adaptation to be assessed and potentially accepted by the Agency, registrants have to show with clear reasoning and supporting data that the substances involved are structurally similar and are likely to have similar properties (or follow a regular pattern); registrants should also explain how and why the similarity of properties is as a result of the structural similarity. The decision also clarifies the role of the Agency in verifying whether read-across adaptations are in compliance with the rules set out in the REACH Regulation, and in particular Section 1.5 of Annex XI.
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Registry of Intentions updated
CLH
Two new intentions and one new submission for harmonised classification and labelling have been added to the Registry of Intentions.
The new intentions are: cobalt and cobalt compounds, to be further specified and silicon carbide fibre, to be further specified
The new submission is: 4,4'-methylenedimorpholine
Registry of Intentions
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February issue of the ECHA Newsletter published
The first issue of the ECHA Newsletter in 2014 is now online. In this issue, we cover among other topics dossier evaluation, PPORD notifications, union authorisation for biocides, ECHA's role under the PIC Regulation and follow-up on the topic of generating safe use information for mixtures.
Read the Newsletter online | PDF version
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Workshop on the applications for authorisation on chromates from 27 to 28 March 2014
Cefic and Eurometaux will organise with ECHA a workshop on the submissions on upcoming applications for chromates. The workshop will focus on the sequencing of the submissions to facilitate an efficient management of the applications. Up to 70 potential applicants from manufacturers, formulators and downstream users can participate. The workshop will be held in Brussels from 27 to 28 March 2014.
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Fifth seminar on applications for authorisation
Save the date 28-29 April 2014
From 28 to 29 April 2014, ECHA will host a new edition of this event which already took place in the three previous years. The aim is to raise the overall understanding of potential applicants on the authorisation application procedure through presentations, discussions and feedback from industry.
Please note that the number of attendees for both the seminar and the workshop is limited. The application process for selecting participants opened on 17 February and will remain open until 14 March.
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First workshop on applications for authorisation
Save the date 29-30 April 2014
From 29 to 30 April 2014, ECHA will organise a workshop for stakeholders with an advanced knowledge on the authorisation process. They comprise companies who have prepared or are in the process of preparing an application. The focus for this workshop will be on sharing experience between previous and future applicants and for ECHA to get feedback on the workability of the application process.
Please note that the number of attendees for both the seminar and the workshop is limited. The application process for selecting participants opened on 17 February and will remain open until 14 March.
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Registration opens for a new Biocides webinar: What applicants need to know about technical equivalence and chemical similarity
21 March, 11:00 – 13:00 EET, GMT +2
The webinar describes the technical equivalence and chemical similarity processes and explains their differences. It also gives advice to applicants on how to get the technical equivalence/chemical similarity of their active substance assessed. ECHA invites participants to send questions in advance to echa-events@echa.europa.eu.
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ECHA Guidance for downstream users – the essentials: Register now!
5 March, 11:00 – 13:00 EET, GMT +2
A major update of the Guidance for Downstream Users was published in December 2013. This webinar outlines the structure, the main content of each section and the significant changes in the Guidance. It aims to help readers to quickly find information in the Guidance that is relevant for their needs. ECHA invites participants to send questions in advance to echa-events@echa.europa.eu.
Agenda | Register
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How to ensure the safe use of nanomaterials under REACH – Part III: Exposure and risk assessment
31 March, 11:00 – 13:00 EET, GMT +2
This webinar provides feedback to registrants on how to submit information on chemical substances in the technical dossier to ECHA in compliance with REACH.
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ECHA Stakeholders' Day
The ninth annual Stakeholders' Day conference takes place in ECHA's conference centre in Helsinki on 21 May 2014.
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Helsinki Chemicals Forum 2014
The 2014 HCF takes place from 22 to 23 May in conjunction with ECHA's ninth Stakeholders' Day.
Programme and registration
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Identification of substances of very high concern
No ongoing consultations
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Draft recommendation of substances for the Authorisation List
No ongoing consultations
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Harmonised classification and labelling
Start: 4 February 2014
Deadline: 21 March 2014
Two CLH proposals
Start: 11 February 2014
Deadline: 28 March 2014
One CLH proposal
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Applications for authorisation
Start: 12 February 2014
Deadline: 9 April 2014
16 consultations
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Biocides consultation
Start: 10 February 2014
Deadline: 11 April 2014
Six substances
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