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REACH REACH authorisation has positive health and environmental impacts: 13/01/2021; The EU-wide requirement for companies to obtain authorisation from the European Commission before using harmful chemicals has sped up substitution and reduced risks to people’s health and the environment - at a reasonable cost.

Clean tap water for all EU citizens – ECHA’s work on new directive begins: 12/01/2021; The revised Drinking Water Directive comes into effect today. It aims to protect people, improve access to water and ensure uniform safety standards for industry. ECHA’s task is to set up lists of chemicals that can be safely used in materials that come into contact with drinking water.

SCIP duty kicks in: 5 million notifications received for harmful chemicals in products: 11/01/2021; Since 5 January, companies have had to submit data to ECHA on chemicals of concern in their products. Over five million notifications have already been received in the SCIP database, and the data will be published in the coming months.

REACH Transfer of UK registrations to the EU to be completed by end of March 2021: 11/01/2021

REACH Pending registrations by UK companies will not be processed after the transition period: 21/12/2020

REACH CLP BPR PIC ECHA's year-end services: 17/12/2020

BPR One-third of products claimed to be treated with biocides have incorrect labelling: 16/12/2020

PIC EU exports and imports less PIC chemicals in 2019: 15/12/2020

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REACH

Calls for comments and evidence

Start date: 14/10/2020
Deadline: 15/02/2021

ECHA's Executive Director Requests to the Committees

Substitution plans - applications for authorisation: 8

Start date: 16/12/2020
Deadline: 27/01/2021

Restrictions

Restriction proposals: 1

Start date: 21/12/2020
Deadline: 21/06/2021

Testing proposals

Testing proposals: 48

Start date: 16/12/2020
Deadline: 01/02/2021

CLP

Harmonised classification and labelling

CLH proposals: 2

Start date: 09/11/2020
Deadline: 22/01/2021

CLH proposals: 3

Start date: 16/11/2020
Deadline: 29/01/2021

CLH proposals: 3

Start date: 07/12/2020
Deadline: 05/02/2021

CLH proposals: 2

Start date: 11/01/2021
Deadline: 12/03/2021

BPR

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POPs

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Guidance: 12/01/2021; Updated Guidance on the preparation of an application for authorisation is published

Guidance: 16/12/2020; Updated Guidance on the compilation of safety data sheets is published

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