The Board of Appeal has upheld an Agency decision rejecting the read-across approach proposed by the Appellant and, consequently, requesting information on pre-natal developmental toxicity.
In the June Newsletter, we report back on the REACH 2013 registration deadline including some of our accredited stakeholders' statements. We also write about how REACH, CLP and the new Biocidal Products Regulation promote substitution of hazardous chemicals and how the Commission and Forum are working towards monitoring the effectiveness of enforcement.
New features on FAQ and Q&A pairs published on ECHA website
The FAQs and Q&As on the ECHA website have been reorganised to improve their usability and consequently offer an improved service to ECHA's stakeholders. All the current FAQ and Q&A pairs have been collected in one database without changing the wording and the content. This provides several advantages such as: better searchability, more easy linking of Q&A pairs to relevant web sections, version control, etc.
Quick guide and supporting video tutorial on the creation of a biocidal product dossier with IUCLID 5.5
ECHA has published a quick guide and video tutorial to support users in creating a biocidal product dossier with IUCLID 5.5. The aim of the supporting material is to present the IUCLID 5.5 dossier creation process for a biocidal product (in conformity with the Biocidal Products Regulation). They describe the required steps such as: creation of a substance dataset, creation of a biocidal product dataset with special emphasis on product composition, and creation of the biocidal product authorisation dossier. The specific new features of IUCLID 5.5 related to biocides are also briefly introduced.
The Board of Appeal has published announcements concerning two new appeals. Appeal announcements
Events
One week left until the Biocides Stakeholders' Day – watch the event online
25 June, Helsinki
The first Biocides Stakeholders' Day takes place next Tuesday. ECHA is welcoming over 250 participants to Helsinki to engage key biocides stakeholders with information about the new regulation and to ensure that companies are aware of their roles, available tools and resources to assist them in meeting their obligations. If you are not attending the event in Helsinki, you can watch the presentations live via web-streaming. The link will be activated on the morning of the event and it is available free of charge.
European Chemicals Agency
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