REACH Nearly 300 chemicals identified as candidates for regulatory action: 21/04/2021; In 2020, ECHA assessed around 1 900 registered chemicals in groups.
290 of these may be candidates for further regulatory risk management at EU level if their hazards are confirmed.

REACH Is your company size declared correctly?: 10/05/2021; If you are a micro, small or medium-sized company, you should check that the company size you claimed when registering your substances is correct. You should also ensure that you have uploaded the required supporting documents in REACH-IT.

REACH Companies must review registrations transferred from the UK: 26/04/2021; All transfers of registrations following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU have now been completed. More than 8 000 UK-based registrations have been successfully transferred to companies in the EU, EEA or Northern Ireland. These companies must review and, if needed, update the information in these registrations.

REACH ECHA proposes seven substances for authorisation to protect people and the environment: 14/04/2021; ECHA recommends for the European Commission to add seven substances, including the cyclosiloxanes D4, D5 and D6, to the Authorisation List. Once on the list, companies will need to apply for authorisation to continue using them.

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REACH

Calls for comments and evidence

Start date: 17/03/2021
Deadline: 17/06/2021

Restrictions

Restriction proposals: 1

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

Restriction proposals: 1

Start date: 24/03/2021
Deadline: 24/09/2021

Testing proposals

Testing proposals: 29

Start date: 22/04/2021
Deadline: 07/06/2021

CLP

Harmonised classification and labelling

CLH proposals: 2

Start date: 19/04/2021
Deadline: 18/06/2021

BPR

There are currently no ongoing consultations.

CAD/CMD

Occupational exposure limits

Call for comments and evidence: 1

Start date: 23/03/2021
Deadline: 22/06/2021

Call for comments and evidence: 1

Start date: 14/04/2021
Deadline: 13/07/2021

POPs

Proposals for new POPs

Consultations: 2

Start date: 18/05/2021
End of consultation: 13/07/2021

Guidance: 11/05/2021; Draft update to the IR&CSA Appendix
R7-1 for nanoforms applicable to Chapter R7a and R7c Endpoint specific guidance
(Version 3.0) sent for MSC consultation

Guidance: 02/03/2021; ECHA publishes updated version 4.0 of the Guidance on harmonised information relating to emergency health response – Annex VIII to CLP and version 4.2 of the Guidance on labelling and packaging

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