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September 2020
23 September 2020 -
1 in 4 imported products found to be non-compliant with REACH and CLP
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REACH
CLP
June 2018
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May 2015
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February 2012
June 2013
June 2018
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July 2020
PIC
January 2018
30 January 2018 -
300 people gather in Helsinki for last minute advice ahead of the final registration deadline for chemicals
- Press release
REACH
August 2023
25 August 2023 -
35 hazardous chemicals added to the Prior Informed Consent Regulation
- News release
PIC
December 2019
17 December 2019 -
44 % of hazardous mixtures not compliant with classification and labelling obligations
- Press release
CLP
February 2020
December 2020
REACH
February 2022
02 February 2022 -
7 million searchable articles in SCIP database improve transparency on hazardous chemicals
- News item
WFD
April 2018
23 April 2018 -
82 % of inspected internet advertisements for hazardous chemicals lack required warning
- Press release
CLP
April 2014
15 April 2014 -
A new ECHA-EASA report highlights the key aspects of the authorisation process for the aviation industry
- News alert
September 2017
25 September 2017 -
A new section on the ECHA webpages provides information on the impact of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union
- News alert
June 2016
August 2011
05 August 2011 -
A new version of ECHA's chemical safety and report tool Chesar is now available
- News alert
December 2010
August 2011
19 August 2011 -
A new version of the Technical Completeness Check plug-in includes Substance Identity checks for inquiry dossiers
- News alert
September 2010
30 September 2010 -
A new version of the Technical Completeness Check plugin is available
- News alert
April 2022
13 April 2022 -
Accession countries need targeted support to prepare for EU chemicals laws
- News item
REACH
CLP
BPR
PIC
POPs
March 2010
30 March 2010 -
Acrylamide included in the REACH Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern for Authorisation
- Press release
September 2019
11 September 2019 -
Act and prepare for ‘no deal Brexit’ to stay on the market and keep supplies
- News release
REACH
CLP
BPR
PIC
February 2019
REACH
CLP
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November 2020
REACH
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July 2012
July 2013
June 2013
February 2010
April 2015
27 April 2015 -
Advice for registrants on skin sensitisation testing helps reduce animal tests
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September 2023
REACH
July 2019
July 2016
April 2017
June 2020
June 2017
January 2018
June 2018
February 2016
24 February 2016 -
Apply for approval of active substances used for treating articles by 1 September 2016
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April 2015
March 2015
April 2018
BPR
January 2015
May 2015
August 2014
April 2013
January 2021
22 January 2021 -
Authorisation obligations and recovered substances in the scope of two Forum enforcement projects
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REACH
January 2014
03 January 2014 -
Authorisation to use a substance of very high concern - first opinions adopted
- Press release
January 2016
March 2023
REACH
April 2018
REACH
November 2010
June 2015
February 2016
22 February 2016 -
Be aware of false invitations - check that the lead registrant is credible
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March 2018
October 2017
July 2017
December 2015
14 December 2015 -
Biocidal Products Committee adopts 14 opinions bringing the total number of opinions adopted in 2015 at 50
- News alert
June 2016
December 2016
October 2016
13 October 2016 -
Biocidal Products Committee adopts four opinions on active substances
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April 2016
February 2016
17 February 2016 -
Biocidal Products Committee adopts opinions on three active substances
- News alert
March 2017
June 2018
29 June 2018 -
Biocidal Products Committee concludes on a Union authorisation for disinfectants
- News release
BPR
December 2018
18 December 2018 -
Biocidal Products Committee concludes on a Union authorisation for disinfectants
- News release
BPR
April 2018
27 April 2018 -
Biocidal Products Committee concludes on four active substances in disinfectants and preservatives
- News release
BPR
March 2018
09 March 2018 -
Biocidal Products Committee concludes on two active substances in disinfectants
- News release
BPR
March 2019
05 March 2019 -
Biocidal Products Committee concludes on Union authorisations for disinfectants
- News release
BPR
June 2019
28 June 2019 -
Biocidal Products Committee concludes on Union authorisations for disinfectants and pest control
- News release
BPR
October 2018
23 October 2018 -
Biocidal Products Committee proposes not to approve three silver-containing active substances
- News release
BPR
October 2020
13 October 2020 -
Biocides committee backs approval of two active substances used in disinfectants
- News release
BPR
March 2021
08 March 2021 -
Biocides Committee proposes not to approve four silver-containing active substances
- News item
BPR
June 2020
October 2019
November 2017
May 2018
September 2015
14 September 2015 -
Biocides Review Programme Regulation: First deadlines in October 2015 to notify certain active substances
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September 2014
September 2015
June 2020
September 2017
March 2017
02 March 2017 -
Board of Appeal decision in an appeal concerning the registration requirements for nanoforms published
- News item
March 2018
27 March 2018 -
Board of Appeal decision on a joint submission dispute in case of a ‘complete opt-out’
- News release
REACH
April 2014
09 April 2014 -
Board of Appeal News item: Board of Appeal's decision examines the substance identity requirements for a UVCB substance
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December 2016
08 December 2016 -
Board of Appeal publishes a decision on an appeal against a substance evaluation decision for octocrilene
- News item
August 2016
04 August 2016 -
Board of Appeal publishes two decisions related to the rejection of adaptations
- News item
December 2016
20 December 2016 -
Board of Appeal rules on a contested substance evaluation decision for triclosan
- News item
October 2013
11 October 2013 -
Board of Appeal's press release: Board of Appeal Decision on Additional Testing Requirements
- Press release
April 2014
02 April 2014 -
Board of Appeal's press release: Board of Appeal's decision emphasises the various roles in the registration process
- Press release
May 2014
23 May 2014 -
Board of Appeal's press release: Board of Appeal's latest decision considers ECHA's use of languages in communicating with a registrant
- Press release
February 2014
13 February 2014 -
Board of Appeal's press release: Board of Appeal's latest decision emphasises the importance of fully justifying read-across proposals
- Press release
August 2013
01 August 2013 -
Board of Appeal's press release: The Board of Appeal annuls an ECHA decision
- Press release
September 2013
25 September 2013 -
Board of Appeal's press release: The Board of Appeal annuls an ECHA decision
- Press release
June 2013
19 June 2013 -
Board of Appeal's press release: The Board of Appeal upholds an ECHA decision
- Press release
May 2018
September 2010
May 2018
REACH
August 2016
31 August 2016 -
Call for evidence on hazardous substances used in tattoo inks or permanent make-up
- Press release
October 2019
02 October 2019 -
Call for evidence on possible restriction of lead in shot, bullets and fishing tackle
- News release
REACH
February 2018
October 2013
January 2013
March 2020
10 March 2020 -
Call for evidence: occupational exposure limit for asbestos and cadmium and its inorganic compounds
- News item
CAD/CMD
July 2013
04 July 2013 -
Call for further evidence on the use of cadmium-based pigments in plastics
- News alert
April 2016
September 2022
REACH
CLP
December 2012
19 December 2012 -
Candidate List for authorisation updated with fifty-four new substances of very high concern (SVHCs)
- Press release
June 2020
REACH
July 2021
June 2014
June 2012
18 June 2012 -
Candidate List updated with thirteen new Substances of Very High Concern
- Press release
January 2021
19 January 2021 -
Candidate List updated with two chemicals that are toxic for reproduction
- News release
REACH
January 2023
November 2010
February 2018
May 2017
April 2016
20 April 2016 -
Check the deadlines to apply for Union authorisation of biocidal products
- News item
October 2021
May 2016
April 2017
January 2017
09 January 2017 -
Chemical safety for workers targeted by next EU enforcement project
- Press release
June 2012
April 2012
March 2013
June 2014
May 2012
November 2017
June 2021
December 2016
April 2013
August 2021
REACH
October 2014
January 2021
12 January 2021 -
Clean tap water for all EU citizens – ECHA’s work on new directive begins
- News release
February 2019
February 2013
06 February 2013 -
CLH public consultations on a new insecticide and an industrial chemical
- Press release
March 2016
June 2011
17 June 2011 -
Committee for Socio-economic Analysis adopts its first opinion and agrees on two draft opinions on restriction proposals under REACH
- Press release
June 2016
10 June 2016 -
Committee for Socio-economic Analysis concludes on restricting D4 and D5
- News alert
March 2016
15 March 2016 -
Committee for Socio-economic Analysis concludes on restricting methanol
- News alert
December 2020
14 December 2020 -
Committees raise concern over persistent and toxic chemical in clay targets
- News release
REACH
CLP
October 2016
06 October 2016 -
Communication is key to chemical safety: ECHA, Cefic and DUCC join forces
- News item
January 2012
September 2011
23 September 2011 -
Companies are urged to start preparing for the 2013 REACH registration deadline
- Press release
November 2017
29 November 2017 -
Companies asked to communicate their registration intentions for 2018
- News alert
REACH
February 2010
February 2014
21 February 2014 -
Companies can now apply to include active substances in Annex I of the BPR
- News alert
June 2010
30 June 2010 -
Companies can now check what will be published on ECHA's website from their dossiers
- News alert
February 2011
21 February 2011 -
Companies can now start to prepare for authorisation applications
- Press release
April 2011
13 April 2011 -
Companies must notify ECHA about certain Substances of Very High Concern in articles not later than 1 June 2011
- Press release
April 2021
November 2019
18 November 2019 -
Companies need to improve communication of hazardous substances in products
- Press release
REACH
February 2020
April 2019
03 April 2019 -
Companies recommended to transfer registrations before the UK’s withdrawal
- News release
REACH
CLP
BPR
PIC
REACH
CLP
BPR
PIC
May 2011
11 May 2011 -
Companies should ensure that their registration dossiers for intermediates comply with REACH
- News alert
December 2018
November 2012
March 2016
December 2019
11 December 2019 -
Completeness check of chemical safety reports postponed until October 2020
- News release
REACH
January 2016
December 2019
12 December 2019 -
Conclusions on four active substances and two applications for Union authorisation
- News release
BPR
March 2020
09 March 2020 -
Conclusions on three active substances and four applications for Union authorisation
- News release
BPR
August 2010
June 2016
15 June 2016 -
Considerations for alternative methods need to be included in your testing proposal
- News alert
June 2018
04 June 2018 -
Consultation on four phthalates for updating their Authorisation List entries with endocrine disrupting properties
- Press release
REACH
October 2020
May 2014
02 May 2014 -
CORRIGENDUM to ECHA's news item concerning the entering into force of an amendment of Annex I to PIC Regulation
- News item
November 2014
26 November 2014 -
Corrigendum to ECHA's press release: "ECHA's proposal to add new substances to the Authorisation List is now in public consultation"
- News item
January 2011
February 2013
11 February 2013 -
Create the full chemical safety report with the new IUCLID CSR plug-in
- News alert
December 2020
June 2013
10 June 2013 -
Croatian accession to the European Union brings new duties for companies
- Press release
March 2017
October 2018
June 2012
06 June 2012 -
Deadline for notifying ECHA about the presence in articles of twenty Candidate List substances is 19 June 2012
- News alert
October 2020
December 2013
December 2014
December 2011
November 2021
15 November 2021 -
Despite limited information on nanomaterials in waste, existing data is valuable for waste operators
- News release
REACH
WFD
April 2018
25 April 2018 -
Distributors taking up the role of importer are within the scope of a DCG solution
- News release
REACH
March 2020
04 March 2020 -
Do you have further information on uses of seven substances proposed for authorisation?
- News release
REACH
February 2022
02 February 2022 -
Do you have information on uses of eight substances proposed for authorisation?
- News release
REACH
May 2016
10 May 2016 -
Does your biocidal product now fall under the scope of the Biocidal Products Regulation?
- News alert
November 2010
19 November 2010 -
Don't have your registration rejected: use the Technical Completeness Tool
- News alert
April 2010
June 2022
REACH
CLP
BPR
PIC
CAD/CMD
WFD
POPs
December 2022
November 2023
30 November 2023 -
Dr Sharon McGuinness: “ECHA is now truly a chemicals agency, not just the REACH one”
- News item
REACH
CLP
October 2015
October 2014
30 October 2014 -
Draft CoRAP update with new substances for evaluation in 2015-2017 published
- News alert
October 2011
21 October 2011 -
Draft plan for first substance evaluation submitted to the Member States
- News alert