News

Rules for registration of phase-in substances clarified

The transitional regime for registering phase-in chemicals under REACH ended on 31 May 2018. The Commission has now clarified that certain provisions for phase-in substances will still apply until 31 December 2019.

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REACH

Call for evidence: restriction on lead in ammunition (shot and bullets) and fishing tackle

We organised an online information session on our call for evidence on the possible restriction on the placing on the market and use of lead in ammunition (shot and bullets) and fishing tackle. The recording and presentations are now available.

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New substance evaluation conclusion published

A new substance evaluation conclusion document is now available on ECHA’s website for methyl vinyl ether (EC 203-475-4, CAS 107-25-5), added to the CoRAP list in 2018 and evaluated by Latvia.

Community rolling action plan | Substance evaluation

Webinar: What’s new in IUCLID 6.4?

8 November 2019, 11:00 – 12:00 Helsinki time

A new version of IUCLID will be released on 30 October 2019. Join our webinar to hear about the latest features including new data fields for reporting nanoforms, changes covering the latest amendments (ATPs) to the CLP Regulation and new features for the upcoming database of substances of very high concern in articles (SCIP).

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CLP

Public consultation on harmonised classification and labelling

ECHA is looking for comments on the harmonised classification and labelling proposals for:

2-[N-ethyl-4-[(5-nitrothiazol-2-yl)azo]-m-toluidino]ethyl acetate; C.I. Disperse Blue 124 (EC 239-203-6, CAS 15141-18-1);
theophylline; 1,3-dimethyl-3,7-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6-dione (EC 200-385-7, CAS 58-55-9); and
barium diboron tetraoxide (EC 237-222-4, CAS 13701-59-2).

The deadline for comments is 13 December 2019.

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New proposals to harmonise classification and labelling

Proposals have been submitted for:

Reaction mass of 4,4'-[2,2,2-trifluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethylidene]diphenol and benzyl(diethylamino)diphenylphosphonium 4-[1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propan-2-yl]phenolate (1:1) (EC 943-265-6, CAS -);
Reaction mass of 4,4'-[2,2,2-trifluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethylidene]diphenol and benzyltriphenylphosphonium, salt with 4,4'-[2,2,2-trifluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethylidene]bis[phenol] (1:1) (EC 947-368-7, CAS -);
Phosphorus(1+), (N-ethylethanaminato)diphenyl(phenylmethyl)-, (T-4)-, salt with 4,4'-[2,2,2-trifluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethylidene]bis[phenol] (1:1) (EC 479-100-5, CAS 577705-90-9);
Benzyltriphenylphosphonium, salt with 4,4'-[2,2,2-trifluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethylidene]bis[phenol] (1:1) (EC 278-305-5, CAS 75768-65-9);
zinc ammoniate ethylenebis(dithiocarbamate)-poly[ethylenebis(thiuramdisulfide)]; metiram (EC 618-430-8, CAS 9006-42-2);
5-methyl-2-(prop-1-en-2-yl)hex-4-en-1-yl 3-methylbut-2-enoate; lavandulyl senecioate (EC 805-422-6, CAS 23960-07-8); and
N-Didecyl-N-dipolyethoxyammonium borate/Didecylpolyoxethylammonium borate (Polymeric betaine) (EC 695-923-4, CAS 214710-34-6).

Registry of CLH intentions

Biocides

Updated advice on biocidal product families

To help companies build up biocidal product families which are consistent and manageable to assess, the European Commission has published an updated note for guidance. The document clarifies the issue of ‘similarity’ regarding composition, uses, levels of risk and efficacy. It also gives best practice paths for pre-submission meetings with the competent authority and on how to deal with ongoing product family applications which need to be split into separate families. The note for guidance was agreed at the biocides competent authorities meeting in July 2019.

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Last chance to register: new features of EUSES 2.2.0

17 October 2019, 11:00 – 13:00 Helsinki time

Remember to join our webinar tomorrow to learn about EUSES, a tool for carrying out chemical risk assessments. The new features include updated environmental emission scenarios for biocides, a new emission pathway of direct releases to the environment and a new version of the SimpleTreat model (4.0). If you are a company working on environmental risk assessment of biocides, this webinar will be particularly useful for you.

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Nanomaterials

Have your say on future studies on nanomaterials

The EU nanomaterials observatory (EUON) is looking for topic suggestions that could be addressed in its upcoming studies. The EUON conducts up to 3 studies annually to address knowledge gaps on nanomaterials that are of interest to the general public and the research community.

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