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e-News - 4 December 2013

 

 

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Biocides

First public consultation on a biocidal active substance launched

The first public consultation under the Biocidal Products Regulation will be on the active substance dinotefuran as a potential candidate for substitution. The consultation is open until 28 January 2014.

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ECHA next week

Committee for Socio-economic Analysis (SEAC)
10-12 December

Member State Committee (MSC)
10-13 December

Over 1 300 successful biocides applications in the first three months

By the end of November, three months after the entry into operation of the Biocidal Products Regulation, ECHA has received 1 321 successful biocidal submissions. Most of the received applications are related to renewals of national authorisation. Altogether, 1 315 applications have already been forwarded to the responsible evaluating competent authority for further processing.

To support the applicants, most of ECHA's web pages on the Biocidal Products Regulation have now been translated and are available in 23 languages.

Biocidal Products Regulation

Last chance to respond to ECHA's stakeholder survey

ECHA's annual stakeholder survey has recently been sent to our stakeholders and members in order to measure their satisfaction in relation to the Agency's work. We would like to thank all those who have responded so far and remind those yet to respond that this week is their last chance. The survey will close at the end of business this Thursday 5 December 2013.

 

Registry of Intentions updated

CLH

Two new intentions for harmonised classification and labelling have been added to the Registry of Intentions. The new substances are tefluthrin (ISO) and phosmet (ISO).

Registry of intentions

 

Corrigendum e-News 27.11.2013

 

In the CLH consultation launched to classify 3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienenitrile for mutagenicity, the substance is not used as a fragrance.
Ongoing consultations
Testing
proposals

Start: 22/10/2013
Deadline: 5/12/2013
4 testing proposals

Start: 14/11/2013
Deadline: 30/12/2013
1 testing proposal

Start: 27/11/2013
Deadline: 10/1/2014
1 testing proposal
Identification of substances of very high concern

No ongoing consultations
Draft recommendation of substances for the Authorisation List

No ongoing consultations
Harmonised classification and labelling

Start: 29/10/2013
Deadline: 13/12/2013
2 CLH proposals

Start: 08/11/2013
Deadline: 23/12/2013
1 CLH proposal

Start: 26/11/2013
Deadline: 10/1/2014
2 CLH proposals
Restrictions

Start:16/10/2013
Deadline: 15/12/2013
1 call for evidence

Start: 18/9/2013
Deadline: 18/3/2014
2 restriction proposals
Applications for authorisation

Start:13/11/2013
Deadline: 8/1/2014
16 substances
Biocides consultation

Start: 29/11/2013
Deadline: 28/1/2014
1 substance
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