News

ECHA’s committees conclude on five restrictions

The Committee for Socio-economic Analysis (SEAC) adopted its opinion on the restriction proposal for siloxanes (D4, D5, D6) in personal care products while the Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) adopted its opinion, among others, on skin sensitising substances used in textile and leather products.

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REACH

Member States will clarify whether 14 substances pose a risk to people or the environment

ECHA has adopted the updated Community rolling action plan (CoRAP) for substance evaluation, with 74 substances to be evaluated in 2020-2022. 17 Member States will evaluate these substances over the next three years.

For the 14 substances specified for 2020, evaluating authorities have 12 months from today to carry out their evaluations. The aim is to clarify if further information is needed to conclude whether a substance poses a risk to people or the environment. Registrants of the listed substances are encouraged to keep their registrations up to date and to contact the evaluating Member States.

2020-2022 CoRAP list [PDF] [EN] | CoRAP list of all substances | CoRAP web pages

New substance evaluation conclusion published

A new substance evaluation conclusion document is now available on ECHA’s website for reaction product of ammonium molybdate and C12-C24-diethoxylated alkylamine (1:5-1:3) (EC 412-780-3, CAS -), evaluated by France.

Community rolling action plan | Substance evaluation

Committees’ opinion on application for authorisation available

The consolidated opinion of the Committees for Risk Assessment and Socio-economic Analysis for the use of 4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol, ethoxylated (EC -, CAS -) by Janssen Vaccines & Prevention BV and Janssen Biologics B.V. is available on our website.

Opinions

CLP

Ad hoc consultation on harmonised classification and labelling

The proposal for the harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) of daminozide (ISO); 4-(2,2-dimethylhydrazino)-4-oxobutanoic acid; N-dimethylaminosuccinamic acid (EC 216-485-9, CAS 1596-84-5) was subject to a consultation with a deadline on 24 September 2019. As, in the meantime, new information has been submitted to ECHA in relation to carcinogenicity and mutagenicity hazard classes, ECHA is looking for relevant comments by 30 March 2020.

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New intentions and a proposal to harmonise classification and labelling

New intentions have been received for:

reaction mass of 1,3-dioxan-5-ol and 1,3-dioxolan-4-ylmethanol (EC 911-694-8, CAS -); and
copper - covering copper; copper, granulated (EC 231-159-6, CAS 7440-50-8).

A proposal has been submitted for cymoxanil (ISO); 2-cyano-N-[(ethylamino)carbonyl]-2-(methoxyimino)acetamide (EC 261-043-0, CAS 57966-95-7).

Registry of CLH intentions until outcome

Biocides

Want to keep using DBNPA in disinfectants and preservatives?

Companies have withdrawn their interest in getting 2,2-dibromo-2-cyanoacetamide (DBNPA) (CAS 233-539-7, EC 10222-01-2), for use in ‘Disinfectants and algaecides not intended for direct application to humans or animals’ (product-type 2) and ‘Working or cutting fluid preservatives’ (product-type 13) approved in the biocides Review Programme.

Notify us by 10 March 2021 to keep this substance in the Review Programme.

Upcoming deadlines

Reminder: take part in developing guidance on pollinators

We are setting up a dedicated stakeholder group to help us develop new guidance on how to assess the risk to bees and other pollinators from the use of biocides. If you have an interest and expertise in pollinators and your organisation fulfils our criteria for becoming an accredited stakeholder, apply by 26 March 2020. We will closely cooperate with EFSA on this guidance.

Call for stakeholders [PDF] | Biocides guidance | How to become an accredited stakeholder

Waste

Introducing the SCIP database prototype

This webinar describes the state of play of the SCIP database, following the launch of its prototype in February. It also features a demo of how to create and submit a SCIP notification.

Presentations | SCIP Database

Guest corner

Guest Corner: Time to action European promises on endocrine disruptors

Check the latest contribution by Natacha Cingotti, Senior Policy Officer for health and chemicals at the Health and Environmental Alliance (HEAL). She argues that timely actions regarding endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) causing serious health effects are needed and that Europe now needs to deliver on its promises.

In ECHA's Guest Corner, we invite stakeholders to contribute articles on their work and priorities related to chemicals in our everyday life.

Chemicals in our life - Guest corner

ECHA news

Coronavirus and ECHA’s functioning

ECHA is closely following authorities’ advice to avoid spreading coronavirus and is undertaking the following measures:

All meetings, including meetings of formal ECHA bodies, with external participants from abroad are being held remotely, or cancelled, until further notice.
All work-related travel for ECHA staff members is cancelled or postponed.
ECHA staff will be teleworking from Tuesday 17 March to Monday 30 March 2020.

These measures are being reviewed constantly in light of new information.

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