Enforcement forum
REACH inspectors find that not all companies are complying with authorisation requirements
Inspectors in 17 European countries have checked compliance with the authorisation obligations under REACH for the use and placing on the market of 13 substances of very high concern with sunset dates in 2015. Inspections in companies that used or placed the substances on the market showed a rate of non-compliance of 10.7 % and 8.9 % respectively.
Press release | Final report
More enforcement on authorisation and registration coming up for 2019
New enforcement projects on authorisation and registration duties are planned by the Forum for 2019. Joint action with stakeholders for improving the quality of safety data sheets has also been agreed.
News item
REACH
Illustrative example of a chemical safety report (CSR) updated
The illustrative example presents a complete CSR for an imaginary substance and uses and it includes a Chesar file that can be directly imported in the tool to get familiar with its functions. Originally prepared in 2012 and published on ECHA's website, the illustrative example has been updated taking into account the lessons learned over the past years and the further development of good safety assessment practice and supply chain communication under REACH.
Practical examples of chemical safety reports
New intention to identify a substance of very high concern
A new intention to identify 4,4’-isopropylidenediphenol (bisphenol A; BPA) as an SVHC due to it being of equivalent level of concern having probable serious effects to the environment (Article 57 f REACH) has been received. The expected submission date is 7 August 2017.
Registry of current SVHC intentions
Summary of alternatives to animal testing report translated
The summary of the third report on alternatives to animal testing (2017) is now available in 23 EU languages on our website.
Reports on Alternatives to Animal Testing
How to develop use descriptions in applications for authorisation
Updated guidance on “How to develop use descriptions in applications for authorisation” is now available on our website.
How to develop the description of uses in the context of authorisation | Application for authorisation
Committees’ opinions on applications for authorisation available
The consolidated opinions of the Committees for Risk Assessment (RAC) and Socio-economic Analysis (SEAC) for two separate uses of bis(2-methoxyethyl) ether (Diglyme) by the following companies are available on our website:
- Roche Diagnostics GmbH;
- Life Technologies AS.
Adopted opinions
Biocides
Corrigendum to biocides news item
A corrigendum to the news item ‘List of active substances in the Review Programme updated’ has been published on our website. The corrigendum rectifies an error made in the date for when substances can no longer be used, which should have been 4 May 2018. The corrigendum also adds a clarifying statement related to the phase-out dates being determined by national law.
News item
Guidance
Updated REACH Guidance on PBT assessment published
Four documents of the Guidance on Information Requirements and Chemical Safety Assessment (IR&CSA) related to the identification of persistent bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) and very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB) substances have been updated: Chapter R.11 (version 3.0), Part C (version 3.0), Chapter R.7b (version 4.0) and Chapter R.7c (version 3.0).
The updates mainly address recent scientific developments in the field and reflect ECHA’s current approach to PBT/vPvB assessment. These include the assessment of chemical substances of unknown or variable composition, complex reaction products and biological materials (UVCBs); temperature-dependence of biodegradation; choice and interpretation of various degradation tests for persistence assessment; the use of OECD Test Guideline 305, terrestrial bioaccumulation data and field data for bioaccumulation assessment. The recommended strategies for persistence and bioaccumulation assessment have been refined accordingly.
Guidance on Information Requirements and Chemical Safety Assessment
Board of Appeal
Announcement of new appeals
The Board of Appeal has published announcements of two new appeals. Case A-004-2017 concerns a substance evaluation decision and Case A-005-2017 concerns the joint submission obligation.
Announcements
Downstream users
Illustrative examples of an exposure scenario for communication updated
The illustrative example shows how the information contained in the exposure scenarios developed for a chemical safety report can be extracted effectively and communicated in the exposure scenario annexed to the safety data sheet. Two standardised formats for communicating the information are presented. ECHA welcomes feedback from downstream users on which of the two formats would be preferred.
Practical examples of exposure scenarios
Events
Training on Chesar in the autumn – reply to our survey
ECHA is planning to organise training sessions on Chesar this autumn. To know your needs, we invite everybody interested in training to reply to our survey by 15 August 2017 at the latest. It will only take 5 minutes to complete. Based on your feedback, we will decide how many trainings will be organised.
Taking part in the trainings is free of charge. However, participants will need to cover their own travel and accommodation costs.
Chesar training assessment survey
EU poison centres: state of play
10 October, 11:00 to 12:00 Helsinki time (EEST, GMT +3)
Join our webinar on the harmonisation of information submitted to poison centres in the European Union as of 2020. The webinar is open to all interested parties, industry and authorities. It gives you the latest updates, including the outcome of the feasibility study on the Poison Centres Notification (PCN) portal. Industry participants will also hear our recommendations for preparing for new notifications. You can ask questions from our panellists throughout the webinar.
Register
Materials from litigation seminar available
The presentations from the seminar on 10 years of REACH Litigation held on 24 May 2017 are now available on our website.
Event page
Get up-to-date on biocides
26-27 September 2017
Book your seat at our free Biocides Stakeholders' Day on 26 and 27 September. The event gives you the latest information on the Biocidal Products Regulation from ECHA and the European Commission and case studies from companies. You can also take part in training on biocides IT tools and book a one-to-one session.
Register
Calls for information
Call for evidence launched
ECHA calls for evidence regarding the conditions of use of five cobalt salts, potential alternatives available and relevant socio-economic information for the preparation of an Annex XV restriction dossier:
- cobalt (II) sulphate (EC 233-334-2; CAS 10124-43-3)
- cobalt dichloride (EC 231-589-4; CAS 7646-79-9)
- cobalt (II) dinitrate (EC 233-402-1; CAS 10141-05-6)
- cobalt (II) carbonate (EC 208-169-4; CAS 513-79-1)
- cobalt (II) diacetate (EC 200-755-8; CAS 71-48-7).
The call ends on 28 September 2017.
Calls for evidence | Background note
Testing proposals
ECHA has launched 15 new public consultations on testing proposals for 12 substances. The deadline to comment on these is 7 August 2017.
Give comments
Have a look at the 39 currently open consultations on our home page.
All open consultations