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September 2020

23 September 2020 - 1 in 4 imported products found to be non-compliant with REACH and CLP - News release

REACH

CLP

June 2018

18 June 2018 - 10 new substances added to the Candidate List - Press release

REACH

June 2017

01 June 2017 - 10 years of making chemicals safer - News alert

May 2015

27 May 2015 - 10th Stakeholders' Day – material available online - News item

June 2017

14 June 2017 - 12 new substances added to the Authorisation List - News item

January 2017

25 January 2017 - 162 substances shortlisted for possible regulatory action - News alert

February 2012

03 February 2012 - 2 300 substances already identified for registration by 2013 - News alert

June 2013

03 June 2013 - 2 923 more chemicals registered by industry under REACH - Press release

June 2018

01 June 2018 - 21 551 chemicals on EU market now registered - Press release

REACH

April 2022

21 April 2022 - 22 harmful chemicals added to PIC - exporters must notify from July - News item

PIC

July 2020

20 July 2020 - 22 hazardous chemicals added to EU regulation on imports and exports - News release

PIC

January 2018

22 January 2018 - 236 substances shortlisted for possible regulatory action - News release

REACH

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

25 February 2020 - 50 % more REACH dossiers checked for compliance in 2019 - Press release

REACH

December 2020

09 December 2020 - 6.5 % of inspected substances miss the required registration - News release

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

20 June 2016 - A new substance of very high concern added to the Candidate List - Press release

August 2011

05 August 2011 - A new version of ECHA's chemical safety and report tool Chesar is now available - News alert

December 2010

07 December 2010 - A new version of the OECD eChemPortal is now online - Press release

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

05 February 2019 - Act now to stay on the EU market after the UK’s withdrawal - News release

REACH

CLP

BPR

PIC

November 2020

05 November 2020 - Act now – updated IT tools and Brexit advice for companies - News release

REACH

CLP

BPR

PIC

POPs

July 2012

24 July 2012 - Additional information on chemical substances to be published - News alert

July 2013

01 July 2013 - Additional substance included in the CoRAP - News alert

June 2013

07 June 2013 - Additional substance proposed for evaluation - News alert

February 2010

04 February 2010 - Advance warning to registrants using IUCLID 5.0 and 5.1 - News alert

April 2015

27 April 2015 - Advice for registrants on skin sensitisation testing helps reduce animal tests - News alert

September 2023

13 September 2023 - Advice on enforceability on restricting creosote now available - News release

REACH

July 2019

16 July 2019 - Advice on how to comply with NMP restriction - News release

REACH

July 2016

05 July 2016 - Advice on skin and eye irritation testing helps reduce animal tests - News alert

April 2017

24 April 2017 - All known substances of very high concern being tackled - Press release

June 2020

07 June 2020 - Alternatives to animal testing continue to be widely used - News release

REACH

June 2017

01 June 2017 - Alternatives to animal testing widely used - Press release

January 2018

30 January 2018 - Appeal against a testing proposal decision dismissed - News release

REACH

June 2018

26 June 2018 - Application for authorisation fees adjusted - News release

REACH

February 2016

24 February 2016 - Apply for approval of active substances used for treating articles by 1 September 2016 - News alert

April 2015

23 April 2015 - April Newsletter published – you can now comment its content - News item

March 2015

25 March 2015 - Are you affected by changes to reproductive toxicity tests? - News alert

April 2018

11 April 2018 - Are you interested in Union authorisation for your biocidal product? - News release

BPR

January 2015

29 January 2015 - Ask ECHA about authorisation applications - News item

May 2015

26 May 2015 - Assessing read-across – how ECHA does it - Press release

August 2014

14 August 2014 - August Newsletter online - News item

April 2013

19 April 2013 - Authorisation List updated - News item

January 2021

22 January 2021 - Authorisation obligations and recovered substances in the scope of two Forum enforcement projects - News release

REACH

January 2014

03 January 2014 - Authorisation to use a substance of very high concern - first opinions adopted - Press release

January 2016

20 January 2016 - Authorisations granted for two uses of HBCDD - News item

March 2023

08 March 2023 - Authorities and ECHA push for compliance with authorisation duties - News release

REACH

April 2018

16 April 2018 - Authorities to focus on identifying substances of potential concern - Press release

REACH

November 2010

05 November 2010 - Avoid blocking your REACH-IT account - News alert

June 2015

16 June 2015 - Avoiding testing chemicals on animals - News item

February 2016

22 February 2016 - Be aware of false invitations - check that the lead registrant is credible - News alert

March 2018

13 March 2018 - Benefit from a faster processing of your REACH dossier - News release

REACH

October 2017

05 October 2017 - Biocidal Products Committee adopts 10 opinions - News item

BPR

July 2017

03 July 2017 - Biocidal Products Committee adopts 11 opinions - News alert

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

17 June 2016 - Biocidal Products Committee adopts 14 opinions on 12 active substances - News alert

December 2016

19 December 2016 - Biocidal Products Committee adopts 17 opinions - News alert

October 2016

13 October 2016 - Biocidal Products Committee adopts four opinions on active substances - News alert

April 2016

18 April 2016 - Biocidal Products Committee adopts opinions on six active substances - News alert

February 2016

17 February 2016 - Biocidal Products Committee adopts opinions on three active substances - News alert

March 2017

07 March 2017 - Biocidal Products Committee adopts six opinions - News alert

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

23 June 2020 - Biocides committee recommends approving three active substances - News release

BPR

October 2019

29 October 2019 - Biocides Day – material online - News release

BPR

November 2017

15 November 2017 - Biocides IT tools improved based on user feedback - News item

BPR

May 2018

23 May 2018 - Biocides IT tools updated - News release

BPR

September 2015

14 September 2015 - Biocides Review Programme Regulation: First deadlines in October 2015 to notify certain active substances - News alert

September 2014

24 September 2014 - Biocides Stakeholders' Day - News item

September 2015

02 September 2015 - Biocides Stakeholders' Day – presentations available - News item

June 2020

17 June 2020 - Bisphenol S has replaced bisphenol A in thermal paper - News release

REACH

September 2017

29 September 2017 - Bjorn Hansen selected as ECHA's new Executive Director - Press release

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 - News item

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

21 May 2018 - BPA being replaced by BPS in thermal paper, ECHA survey finds - News release

REACH

September 2010

21 September 2010 - Calculate your REACH fees - IUCLID plugin available - News alert

May 2018

31 May 2018 - Call for companies to continue their cooperation after the deadline - News release

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

26 February 2018 - Call for evidence on possible restriction of microplastics - News release

REACH

October 2013

16 October 2013 - Call for evidence on the challenges in substituting DecaBDE - News alert

January 2013

14 January 2013 - Call for evidence on the use of cadmium in plastics - Press release

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

18 April 2016 - Can new approach methods pave the way for better toxicology? - Press release

September 2022

20 September 2022 - Cancer-causing PAHs in clay targets need an EU-wide ban - News release

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

23 June 2020 - Candidate List update: Four new hazardous chemicals to be phased out - Press release

REACH

July 2021

08 July 2021 - Candidate List updated with eight hazardous chemicals - News release

REACH

June 2014

16 June 2014 - Candidate List updated with four new SVHCs - Press release

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

23 January 2023 - Changes to completeness checks of REACH registrations - News item

REACH

November 2010

26 November 2010 - Charges for companies wrongly registering as SMEs - News alert

February 2018

15 February 2018 - Check out the latest ECHA Newsletter - News release

REACH

CLP

BPR

May 2017

17 May 2017 - Check the 2018 deadlines to apply for Union authorisation of biocides - News item

April 2016

20 April 2016 - Check the deadlines to apply for Union authorisation of biocidal products - News item

October 2021

07 October 2021 - Check the Safer Chemicals Conference material - News item

REACH

CLP

BPR

PIC

May 2016

23 May 2016 - Check which REACH guidance will still be updated - News item

April 2017

28 April 2017 - Chemical products with old labels off the shelves by 1 June 2017 - News item

January 2017

09 January 2017 - Chemical safety for workers targeted by next EU enforcement project - Press release

June 2012

20 June 2012 - Chesar 2.0 released and strongly recommended - News alert

April 2012

18 April 2012 - Chesar 2.0 to be released in June - News alert

March 2013

06 March 2013 - Chesar 2.2 supports generation of exposure scenarios for communication - News alert

June 2014

04 June 2014 - Chesar 2.3 supports SCED-based consumer assessment - News alert

May 2012

15 May 2012 - Chesar support temporarily suspended until new version is released - News alert

November 2017

15 November 2017 - Chesar updated - News item

REACH

June 2021

08 June 2021 - Chromium trioxide widely used in plating and surface treatment - News release

REACH

December 2016

07 December 2016 - Citizens and experts to get more information on nanomaterials - Press release

April 2013

30 April 2013 - Clarification on when to submit applications for authorisation - News alert

August 2021

24 August 2021 - Clarification to degradation and mutagenicity testing under REACH - News item

REACH

October 2014

27 October 2014 - Clarity on interface between REACH and the Cosmetics Regulation - News alert

January 2021

12 January 2021 - Clean tap water for all EU citizens – ECHA’s work on new directive begins - News release

February 2019

12 February 2019 - Clearer requirements for applications for authorisation - News release

REACH

February 2013

06 February 2013 - CLH public consultations on a new insecticide and an industrial chemical - Press release

March 2016

15 March 2016 - Committee for Risk Assessment concludes on restricting D4 and D5 - News alert

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

23 January 2012 - Communication on the safe use of chemicals - Press release

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

23 February 2010 - Companies can find all information on IUCLID 5.2 on ECHA's website - News alert

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

26 April 2021 - Companies must review registrations transferred from the UK - News release

REACH

November 2019

18 November 2019 - Companies need to improve communication of hazardous substances in products - Press release

REACH

February 2020

24 February 2020 - Companies need to provide more data on nanoforms - News release

REACH

April 2019

03 April 2019 - Companies recommended to transfer registrations before the UK’s withdrawal - News release

REACH

CLP

BPR

PIC

12 April 2019 - Companies should continue their Brexit preparations - News release

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

03 December 2018 - Companies to provide more information on nanomaterials - Press release

REACH

November 2012

28 November 2012 - Company names and registration numbers now published - Press release

March 2016

31 March 2016 - Compendium on analytical methods to enforce restrictions published - News item

December 2019

11 December 2019 - Completeness check of chemical safety reports postponed until October 2020 - News release

REACH

January 2016

13 January 2016 - Compliance checks in 2015 – focus on substances that matter the most - News item

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

13 August 2010 - Confidentiality of IUPAC names in the C and L Inventory - News alert

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

13 October 2020 - Consultations start on authorisation substitution plans - News release

REACH

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

18 January 2011 - Corrigendum to the CLP statistics - Press release

February 2013

11 February 2013 - Create the full chemical safety report with the new IUCLID CSR plug-in - News alert

December 2020

08 December 2020 - Creosote approval with more stringent conditions proposed - News release

BPR

June 2013

10 June 2013 - Croatian accession to the European Union brings new duties for companies - Press release

March 2017

23 March 2017 - Data on 15 000 chemicals now available to use - Press release

October 2018

17 October 2018 - Data on chemicals needs to be improved - News release

REACH

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

12 October 2020 - Deadlines for updating registration dossiers clarified - News release

REACH

December 2013

05 December 2013 - December Newsletter is here - News item

December 2014

11 December 2014 - December Newsletter online - News item

December 2011

16 December 2011 - Delay in launching the C&L Inventory - News item

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

16 April 2010 - Downstream users can check list of intended 2010 registrations - News alert

June 2022

22 June 2022 - Dr Sharon McGuinness selected as ECHA's new Executive Director - News release

REACH

CLP

BPR

PIC

CAD/CMD

WFD

POPs

December 2022

01 December 2022 - Dr Sharon McGuinness starts as ECHA’s Executive Director - News item

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

28 October 2015 - Draft CoRAP to evaluate 138 substances in 2016-2018 published - News alert

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

November 2013

04 November 2013 - Draft update of substance evaluation planning for 2014-2016 - News alert

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