Data on chemicals needs to be improved
ECHA welcomes the results of the German authorities’ study on REACH compliance and agrees with its assessment: the quality of data on chemicals in registration dossiers still needs to improve.
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Restriction proposal available on five soluble cobalt salts and on DMF
The two restriction proposals were submitted on 5 October and are now available on our website.
The restriction proposal for five soluble cobalt salts seeks to decrease the individual excess cancer risk levels and resulting number of cancer cases arising from occupational exposure to these salts through inhalation. It requires registrants and downstream users to implement a reference exposure value of 0.01 µg/m 3 in their chemical safety assessments. ECHA considers this the most appropriate Union-wide measure to ensure a high level of protection of workers reducing the risk of cancer linked to exposure to cobalt salts.
The restriction for N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF; EC 200-679-5, CAS 68-12-2) requires registrants and downstream users of DMF on its own or in mixtures in a concentration equal or greater than 0.3 % to use in their chemical safety assessment and safety data sheets a harmonised long-term derived no-effect level (DNEL) value of 3.2 mg/m 3 for inhalation and of 0.79 mg/kg bw/day for dermal exposure.
Registry of restriction intentions
Commission protects Europeans from hazardous chemicals in clothing and other textiles
On Wednesday 10 October, the European Commission adopted new restrictions for 33 substances known to cause cancer and reproductive health problems (CMR substances) for their use in clothing, footware and other textile products. The new rules have been adopted by amending the list of substances restricted under REACH. The restrictions will apply to companies from October 2020 onwards.
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Workshop: Stimulation of substitution within a circular economy perspective in the metals sector
7 November, Antwerp, Belgium
Under ECHA’s strategic plan on substitution, Eurometaux, the European Association of the Metals Industry, organises a workshop on the topic of substitution in the metal sector. Check the event page for more information.
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