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August 2017
08 August 2017 - Update of OECD QSAR Toolbox now available - News item
01 August 2017 - IUCLID Cloud launched – simpler for smaller companies - News item
July 2017
20 July 2017 - Work on guidance document for identifying endocrine disruptors proceeding - News item
10 July 2017 - One new substance added to the Candidate List, several entries updated - Press release
03 July 2017 - Biocidal Products Committee adopts 11 opinions - News alert
June 2017
29 June 2017 - ECHA’s actions on existing registrations show promising results - News alert
28 June 2017 - Guidance on substances in articles updated - News alert
27 June 2017 - More enforcement on authorisation and registration coming up for 2019 - News item
22 June 2017 - REACH inspectors find that not all companies are complying with authorisation requirements - Press release
20 June 2017 - SEAC adopts restriction proposals on four phthalates and TDFAs in sprays used by the public - News alert
19 June 2017 - 12 new substances added to the Authorisation List - News item
16 June 2017 - MSC unanimously agrees that Bisphenol A is an endocrine disruptor - Press release
15 June 2017 - ECHA’s opinion on classification of glyphosate published - News item
14 June 2017 - EU observatory for nanomaterials launched - Press release
14 June 2017 - New R4BP 3 version offers easier submission processes and improved communication tasks - News item
14 June 2017 - RAC agrees on two opinions on occupational exposure and on 11 harmonised classification cases - News alert
13 June 2017 - New support page and formats for authorisation review reports - News item
09 June 2017 - Titanium dioxide proposed to be classified as suspected of causing cancer when inhaled - Press release
07 June 2017 - New Chesar version eases generation and updating of chemical safety reports - News item
06 June 2017 - REACH tests need to comply with good laboratory practice - News item
01 June 2017 - 10 years of making chemicals safer - News alert
01 June 2017 - Alternatives to animal testing widely used - Press release
May 2017
31 May 2017 - REACH 2018: Practical help to prepare your registration - News item
31 May 2017 - Substance not in the review programme? Check if you can still use it - News alert
24 May 2017 - REACH Guidance for nanomaterials published - News alert
18 May 2017 - May Newsletter published - News item
17 May 2017 - Check the 2018 deadlines to apply for Union authorisation of biocides - News item
17 May 2017 - List of harmonised classifications updated - News item
12 May 2017 - More clarity on hazard information of chemicals - News alert
08 May 2017 - Got a question about registration? Enrol to the REACH 2018 Spring School - News item
03 May 2017 - Try out IUCLID Cloud online - News item
April 2017
28 April 2017 - Chemical products with old labels off the shelves by 1 June 2017 - News item
28 April 2017 - Six opinions adopted by the Biocidal Products Committee - News alert
27 April 2017 - List of active substances in the Review Programme updated - News alert
25 April 2017 - All known substances of very high concern being tackled - Press release
05 April 2017 - Newcomer to the market? Act by 31 May to get one more year to prepare your registration - News alert
04 April 2017 - OECD QSAR Toolbox update simplifies the correct use of non-test methods - News item
04 April 2017 - Stakeholders' Day presentations available - News item
03 April 2017 - Forum elects new chairs and starts to work with BPR subgroup - News item
March 2017
28 March 2017 - Registrants should get ready to comment on 2016 substance evaluation draft decisions - News alert
23 March 2017 - Data on 15 000 chemicals now available to use - Press release
21 March 2017 - Member States to evaluate 22 substances in 2017 - News alert
21 March 2017 - Restriction proposal on four phthalates and several authorisation applications agreed by RAC and SEAC - News alert
15 March 2017 - Consultation on eight substances for harmonised classification and labelling - News item
15 March 2017 - Glyphosate not classified as a carcinogen by ECHA - Press release
08 March 2017 - Reply to NGOs on the independence and transparency of ECHA’s Risk Assessment Committee - News item
07 March 2017 - Biocidal Products Committee adopts six opinions - News alert
07 March 2017 - How to consider a read-across approach for multi-constituent and UVCB substances - News item
02 March 2017 - Board of Appeal decision in an appeal concerning the registration requirements for nanoforms published - News item
02 March 2017 - Public consultation on seven substances proposed for authorisation under REACH - Press release
01 March 2017 - Revised practice directions give guidance to appellants - News alert
February 2017
28 February 2017 - Recycled rubber infill causes a very low level of concern - Press release
27 February 2017 - Important safety information on chemicals still missing - Press release
16 February 2017 - February Newsletter online - News item
15 February 2017 - Enhanced completeness check delivers its first results - News item
15 February 2017 - More clarity for read-across assessment - News alert
January 2017
25 January 2017 - 162 substances shortlisted for possible regulatory action - News alert
24 January 2017 - New advice on using non-animal test methods - News item
12 January 2017 - Four new substances of very high concern added to the Candidate List - Press release
10 January 2017 - Chemical safety for workers targeted by next EU enforcement project - Press release
December 2016
20 December 2016 - Board of Appeal rules on a contested substance evaluation decision for triclosan - News item
20 December 2016 - Endocrine disruptors: EFSA and ECHA outline guidance plans - News item
19 December 2016 - Biocidal Products Committee adopts 17 opinions - News alert
19 December 2016 - Member State Committee issues four SVHC agreements and two opinions - News alert
13 December 2016 - Glyphosate discussed and opinions given on hexavalent chromium by ECHA's scientific committees - News alert
09 December 2016 - Limited services at year-end - News item
08 December 2016 - Board of Appeal publishes a decision on an appeal against a substance evaluation decision for octocrilene - News item
07 December 2016 - Citizens and experts to get more information on nanomaterials - Press release
07 December 2016 - RAC starts discussing harmonised classification for glyphosate - News item
02 December 2016 - Endocrine disruptors: ECHA and EFSA start work on guidance - News item
November 2016
29 November 2016 - REACH 2018: Submit your registration - Press release
23 November 2016 - Non-animal methods now a default for skin sensitisation – submit correct information - News alert
17 November 2016 - November Newsletter online - News item
16 November 2016 - Last call to pre-register your low volume chemicals - News alert
16 November 2016 - Updated interactive Guide on safety data sheets and exposure scenarios available - News alert
14 November 2016 - Forum launches major project on classification and labelling of mixtures - News item
11 November 2016 - First sector use maps published - News item
10 November 2016 - ECHA proposes nine substances for authorisation - Press release
10 November 2016 - Update of Chesar 3 supports use maps - News item
October 2016
27 October 2016 - Member States plan to evaluate 117 substances in 2017-2019 - News alert
27 October 2016 - New features in biocides IT tools - News item
13 October 2016 - Biocidal Products Committee adopts four opinions on active substances - News alert
12 October 2016 - More flexibility for authorisation of biocidal products - News alert
06 October 2016 - Communication is key to chemical safety: ECHA, Cefic and DUCC join forces - News item
03 October 2016 - REACH 2018: Prepare your registration dossiers in IT format - Press release
September 2016
28 September 2016 - ECHA’s Management Board elects Chair and Deputy Chair - News item
28 September 2016 - List of substances with lead registrants available - News item
23 September 2016 - ECHA recommends authorising critical continued uses of chromium trioxide under strict conditions - Press release
21 September 2016 - RAC and SEAC agree a large number of draft opinions on REACH authorisation - News alert
15 September 2016 - September Newsletter gives practical advice to registrants - News item
05 September 2016 - REACH is the dominant driver for substitution - more action is needed - Press release
01 September 2016 - Missed our Biocides Stakeholders’ Day? Watch the video recording - News item
August 2016
31 August 2016 - Call for evidence on hazardous substances used in tattoo inks or permanent make-up - Press release
31 August 2016 - Notify the use of food and feed as repellents or attractants - News alert
24 August 2016 - The Board of Appeal adopts its first decision on data sharing under the BPR - News item
17 August 2016 - List of harmonised classifications updated - News item
04 August 2016 - Board of Appeal publishes two decisions related to the rejection of adaptations - News item
July 2016
19 July 2016 - REACH 2018: Assess your substance to show safe use - Press release
15 July 2016 - Public consultation launched on eight anticoagulant rodenticide active substances - News item
13 July 2016 - ECHA launches targeted consultation on the harmonised classification and labelling of acetaldehyde - News item
07 July 2016 - ECHA's role in assessing glyphosate - News item
06 July 2016 - R4BP 3 now supports IUCLID 6 and allows new submissions to the review programme - News item
06 July 2016 - Update of QSAR Toolbox now available - News item
05 July 2016 - Advice on skin and eye irritation testing helps reduce animal tests - News alert
05 July 2016 - Registrants to use alternative test methods for skin sensitisation - News item
June 2016
27 June 2016 - Guidance on environmental assessment for essential oils now available - News item
21 June 2016 - Many consumer products with hazardous chemicals are not child-resistant - Press release
21 June 2016 - New REACH-IT now available - News item
21 June 2016 - Results of two enforcement projects available - News item
20 June 2016 - A new substance of very high concern added to the Candidate List - Press release
20 June 2016 - New version of Chesar now available for download - News item
17 June 2016 - Biocidal Products Committee adopts 14 opinions on 12 active substances - News alert
15 June 2016 - Considerations for alternative methods need to be included in your testing proposal - News alert
15 June 2016 - New criteria for endocrine disruptors announced - News alert
13 June 2016 - Users of chemicals: make sure your suppliers register your substances in time - Press release
10 June 2016 - Committee for Socio-economic Analysis concludes on restricting D4 and D5 - News alert
10 June 2016 - MSC sends two SVHC proposals to the Commission for decision making - News alert
10 June 2016 - RAC agrees on 33 draft opinions for authorisation and adopts 8 opinions on harmonised classification and labelling - News alert
08 June 2016 - ECHA evaluating whether recycled rubber filling on artificial sports grounds poses a health risk - News item
06 June 2016 - REACH annexes amended – registrants to use alternative test methods - News alert
06 June 2016 - Ready for the new version of REACH-IT? - News alert
02 June 2016 - Public consultation on the harmonised classification and labelling proposal for Glyphosate - News item
May 2016
26 May 2016 - Report confirms safety improvements in Europe - Press release
24 May 2016 - Missed our Stakeholders' Day? Watch the video and presentations - News item
23 May 2016 - Check which REACH guidance will still be updated - News item
19 May 2016 - New version of Chesar available in June - News item
18 May 2016 - New support for companies registering low tonnage, low risk chemicals - News alert
10 May 2016 - Does your biocidal product now fall under the scope of the Biocidal Products Regulation? - News alert
April 2016
29 April 2016 - IUCLID 6 is available - News item
27 April 2016 - Public consultations launched for applications for authorisation - News item
25 April 2016 - More information to be published from REACH registrations - News alert
25 April 2016 - New version of R4BP 3 coming in July - News item
20 April 2016 - Check the deadlines to apply for Union authorisation of biocidal products - News item
18 April 2016 - Biocidal Products Committee adopts opinions on six active substances - News alert
18 April 2016 - Can new approach methods pave the way for better toxicology? - Press release
18 April 2016 - ECHA looking for an expert to assist in managing conflicts of interest - News item
13 April 2016 - New generation of IT tools coming soon - News alert
11 April 2016 - New online tools for submitting information to poison centres - News item
08 April 2016 - ECHA to review completeness of registrations - News alert
04 April 2016 - Progress in identifying and managing risks of substances that matter most - News alert
March 2016
31 March 2016 - Compendium on analytical methods to enforce restrictions published - News item
30 March 2016 - ECHA calls for a new round of comments on a carcinogenicity study of epsilon-metofluthrin - News item
30 March 2016 - Registrants should get ready to comment on 2015 substance evaluation draft decisions - News alert
23 March 2016 - Forum starts to liaise with the Biocides Enforcement Group - News item
23 March 2016 - New approach on hazard assessment for nanoforms - News item
22 March 2016 - Member States to evaluate 39 priority substances in 2016 - News alert
17 March 2016 - Further advice on how to use QSARs for REACH registration - News item
15 March 2016 - Committee for Risk Assessment concludes on restricting D4 and D5 - News alert
15 March 2016 - Committee for Socio-economic Analysis concludes on restricting methanol - News alert
04 March 2016 - New tools available to estimate environmental emissions of biocides - News item
02 March 2016 - ECHA stabilises guidance two years ahead of the 2018 REACH deadline - News alert
01 March 2016 - REACH 2018: Work together to share data and its costs - Press release
February 2016
29 February 2016 - Notify interest in four active substances used in disinfectants - News item
25 February 2016 - Evaluation report 2015: checking for key data gaps on substances of potential concern - Press release
24 February 2016 - Apply for approval of active substances used for treating articles by 1 September 2016 - News alert
24 February 2016 - Forum first pilot project on authorisation finds only three cases of non-compliance - News item
22 February 2016 - Be aware of false invitations - check that the lead registrant is credible - News alert
18 February 2016 - Improving how substances are evaluated - News alert
17 February 2016 - Biocidal Products Committee adopts opinions on three active substances - News alert
11 February 2016 - ECHA gives out registration data to support development of non-test methods - News item
10 February 2016 - Public consultations launched for applications for authorisation - News item
January 2016
27 January 2016 - ECHA shortlists substances for possible regulatory action - News alert
27 January 2016 - REACH-IT is back up – ECHA clarifies criteria for ‘one substance, one registration' - News item
25 January 2016 - Notification deadline approaching following the redefinition of in situ generated active substances - News item
25 January 2016 - Registrants of the same substance must be part of the same registration - News alert
20 January 2016 - Authorisations granted for two uses of HBCDD - News item
20 January 2016 - Know more about the effects of the chemicals we use in Europe - Press release
13 January 2016 - Compliance checks in 2015 – focus on substances that matter the most - News item
13 January 2016 - Survey finds laboratory capacity available for conducting EOGRTS - News item
07 January 2016 - REACH data-sharing principles clarified - News alert
December 2015
22 December 2015 - New consultations for harmonised classification and labelling - News item
17 December 2015 - Five new substances of very high concern added to the Candidate List - Press release
17 December 2015 - Guidance on substances in articles updated - News item
16 December 2015 - Update to the list of substances potentially subject to compliance checks - News item
15 December 2015 - Upcoming deadlines to apply for Union authorisation of biocidal products - News item
14 December 2015 - Biocidal Products Committee adopts 14 opinions bringing the total number of opinions adopted in 2015 at 50 - News alert
14 December 2015 - MSC supports by majority inclusion of HDDA to the Candidate List - News alert
10 December 2015 - Many companies still miss their registration duties - Press release
09 December 2015 - RAC concludes on methanol restriction - News alert
09 December 2015 - SEAC concludes on three restriction proposals and three authorisation applications - News alert
08 December 2015 - REACH Guidance document on use description updated - News item
07 December 2015 - ECHA's committees finalise evaluation of bisphenol A restriction proposal - Press release
04 December 2015 - New chemicals to fall under export notification obligation - News alert
02 December 2015 - ECHA's IT-tools and support: limited services at year-end - News item
November 2015
18 November 2015 - ECHA consults on 11 substances to be proposed for authorisation - Press release
17 November 2015 - REACH 2018: Find your co-registrants - Press release
11 November 2015 - November Newsletter is online! - News item
10 November 2015 - Forum starts projects on internet trade of chemicals and on substances in articles - News alert
02 November 2015 - ECHA asks registrants to show how they considered alternative methods before consulting on testing proposals - Press release
October 2015
28 October 2015 - Draft CoRAP to evaluate 138 substances in 2016-2018 published - News alert
15 October 2015 - New version of ePIC now available – changes for companies notifying exports of mixtures - News item
13 October 2015 - Is your employer ready for the REACH 2018 deadline? - News item
07 October 2015 - Workshop on soil risk assessment - material available - News item
05 October 2015 - The Biocidal Products Committee adopts seven opinions - News alert
September 2015
30 September 2015 - ECHA will update the Guidance on substances in articles - News alert
23 September 2015 - European Ombudsman closes complaint on how ECHA applies rules concerning animal testing - News item
21 September 2015 - ECHA Newsletter gives an update on authorisation - News item
17 September 2015 - Thinking about substitution in your business? - News item
16 September 2015 - Notify ECHA of your uses covered by a REACH authorisation - News alert
15 September 2015 - RAC concludes on PFOA restriction - News alert
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