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December 2015

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

23 October 2015 - Manual of Decisions repealed: check the status of products formerly excluded from biocides legislation with the national helpdesk - News alert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

15 September 2015 - SEAC concludes on Bisphenol A, DecaBDE and PFOA restrictions and finalises two opinions for authorisation - News alert

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

07 September 2015 - How to prepare a downstream user chemical safety report - News alert

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

02 September 2015 - How to get started with EU chemicals legislation - News item

02 September 2015 - The Article 95 list of active biocidal substance and product suppliers becomes enforceable - News alert

August 2015

11 August 2015 - Guidance on substance identification for essential oils now available - News item

July 2015

22 July 2015 - First applications for Union authorisation submitted to ECHA - Press release

22 July 2015 - REACH Guidance on information requirements updated - News item

08 July 2015 - ECHA follows up on registrants' obligations to consider alternative tests - News item

06 July 2015 - Improving the use of REACH and CLP information in the supply chain - News item

06 July 2015 - The Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC) editor goes multilingual - News alert

02 July 2015 - ECHA proposes 15 substances for authorisation - Press release

June 2015

26 June 2015 - Forum starts a project on extended safety data sheets, exposure scenarios, risk management measures and operational conditions - News alert

25 June 2015 - ECHA shortlists substances for possible regulatory action - News alert

25 June 2015 - New version of the Registry for Biocidal Products (R4BP 3.3) is now available - News alert

25 June 2015 - The Biocidal Products Committee adopts 11 opinions - News alert

24 June 2015 - Prepare for IUCLID 6 - News item

23 June 2015 - Get ready for the last registration deadline for chemicals - Press release

17 June 2015 - Registrants encouraged to re-assess information on reproductive toxicity - News alert

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

16 June 2015 - SEAC concludes on two restriction proposals and agrees on two draft opinions on applications for authorisation - News alert

15 June 2015 - Two new substances of very high concern (SVHCs) added to the Candidate List - Press release

12 June 2015 - New summary table available for applications for authorisation - News alert

12 June 2015 - Verification of fee reductions - ECHA's Management Board adjusts administrative charge levels - News alert

11 June 2015 - June Newsletter asks if you are affected by the REACH 2018 registration deadline - News item

09 June 2015 - OECD releases new data on nanomaterials – registrants asked to consider the information - Press release

08 June 2015 - REACH fees adjusted for inflation - News item

03 June 2015 - Forum's new project focuses on child-resistant fastenings - News item

01 June 2015 - Update of the C&L inventory with Seveso III categorisation of substances - News item

May 2015

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

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

20 May 2015 - How to address the information requirement on pre-natal developmental toxicity - News alert

20 May 2015 - Orphan biocidal product authorisations and applications: Member States will soon contact companies - News item

11 May 2015 - New consumer exposure example helps companies to comply with REACH - News item

06 May 2015 - ECHA is calling for co-opted members in RAC and SEAC - News alert

April 2015

29 April 2015 - Seminar on Applications for Authorisation in June - News item

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

27 April 2015 - In situ generated biocidal active substances redefined - News alert

27 April 2015 - New version of the Registry for Biocidal Products (R4BP 3) available - News item

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

22 April 2015 - Member States and ECHA to update information on biocidal product authorisations - News alert

20 April 2015 - The Biocidal Products Committee adopts five opinions - News alert

16 April 2015 - How to add a new substance/product-type combination in the review programme - News item

March 2015

31 March 2015 - ECHA publishes list of pending Article 95 applications - News alert

30 March 2015 - Registrants should get ready to comment on substance evaluation draft decisions - News alert

27 March 2015 - Forum starts a pilot project on authorised substances - News item

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

24 March 2015 - ECHA focuses on substances that matter most - Press release

23 March 2015 - Summary of Product Characteristic (SPC) editor updated - News item

18 March 2015 - ECHA clarifies how to report substances used in hydraulic fracturing - News item

18 March 2015 - Revised working procedure for biocidal active substance approval now online - News item

18 March 2015 - The Committee for Socio-economic Analysis concludes on three restriction proposals and examines 12 applications for authorisation of trichloroethylene - News alert

17 March 2015 - Evaluation kicks off for 48 substances in 2015 - Press release

February 2015

26 February 2015 - ECHA's annual evaluation report published - Press release

25 February 2015 - Information requirements for reproductive toxicity changed - News item

23 February 2015 - Four new practical guides clarify data sharing under the biocides regulation - News item

20 February 2015 - European Commission responds to campaign on testing cosmetic ingredients on animals - News item

12 February 2015 - February Newsletter online - News item

11 February 2015 - The Biocidal Products Committee adopts 13 opinions - News alert

10 February 2015 - The authorisation application process is working - Press release

January 2015

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

29 January 2015 - ECHA releases an update of R4BP 3.2 to increase its flexibility - News alert

28 January 2015 - ECHA tightens its practice on dossier updates - News alert

26 January 2015 - ECHA awarded ISO 9001:2008 certificate - News item

20 January 2015 - Preconfigured IUCLID 5 available for applications for authorisation - News item

19 January 2015 - ECHA is prioritising CMR substances for risk management - Press release

14 January 2015 - REACH 2018 Roadmap published - Press release

02 January 2015 - New version of the ePIC IT-tool available - News alert

December 2014

17 December 2014 - Six new substances of very high concern (SVHCs) added to the Candidate List and one entry updated - Press release

15 December 2014 - ECHA's IT-tools and Helpdesk support: limited services throughout year-end - News item

15 December 2014 - First ECHA guidance on the PIC Regulation - News alert

12 December 2014 - The Member State Committee unanimously agreed to identify the phthalate DEHP as an SVHC because of its endocrine disrupting properties in the environment - News alert

11 December 2014 - December Newsletter online - News item

10 December 2014 - Stay on the market with your biocidal product after 1 September 2015 - News alert

09 December 2014 - The Biocidal Products Committee adopts 8 opinions - News alert

08 December 2014 - QSAR Toolbox 3.3 now available - News item

04 December 2014 - ECHA's Executive Director in exchange of views with the ENVI Committee of the European Parliament - News item

04 December 2014 - RAC and SEAC agree on restriction proposals and evaluate applications for authorisation, agreeing on 43 draft opinions for individual uses - News alert

03 December 2014 - New improved version of R4BP 3 now available - News alert

November 2014

27 November 2014 - Updated guidance to support R&D and innovation - News alert

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

10 November 2014 - Restrictions are focus of new enforcement project - Press release

October 2014

30 October 2014 - Draft CoRAP update with new substances for evaluation in 2015-2017 published - News alert

30 October 2014 - New Biocides Review Programme Regulation enters into force - News alert

29 October 2014 - General Court has annulled ECHA's decision regarding administrative charge - News item

28 October 2014 - New Summary Product Characteristic (SPC) editor for biocides authorisation - News alert

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

23 October 2014 - Scientific workshop on nanomaterials - News item

16 October 2014 - October Newsletter online - News item

13 October 2014 - REACH 2018 web pages unveiled - Press release

06 October 2014 - The Biocidal Products Committee adopts 10 opinions - News alert

September 2014

28 September 2014 - The ECHA Management Board elects a Chair and Deputy Chair - Press release

25 September 2014 - Easily accessible trade data on hazardous chemicals now available - News alert

25 September 2014 - New web platform available on adverse effects of chemicals - News item

24 September 2014 - Official Article 95 list for biocides published - Press release

24 September 2014 - Biocides Stakeholders' Day - News item

23 September 2014 - ECHA provides advance notice on substances being considered for risk management - Press release

23 September 2014 - ECHA publishes a Practical Guide on the Biocidal Products Regulation - News alert

18 September 2014 - ECHA calls for a new round of comments on the reproductive toxicity of acetochlor - News alert

17 September 2014 - ECHA Committees support 16 uses of substances of very high concern - News alert

17 September 2014 - RAC concludes on scientific opinions for CLH - News alert

02 September 2014 - ePIC – a new IT-tool for exporters and importers of certain hazardous chemicals - News alert

01 September 2014 - ECHA's proposal to add new substances to the Authorisation List is now in public consultation - Press release

August 2014

19 August 2014 - Updated Guidance on testing for mutagenicity - News alert

18 August 2014 - New eGuide on safety data sheets and exposure scenarios available on ECHA's website - News alert

18 August 2014 - Non-EU companies to be indicated in the list of biocidal active substances and suppliers - News alert

14 August 2014 - August Newsletter online - News item

13 August 2014 - New public consultations on alternatives to the uses of trichloroethylene (TCE) and diarsenic trioxide - News alert

12 August 2014 - New Biocides Transitional Guidance document on embalming products - News alert

04 August 2014 - ECHA publishes an illustrative example of exposure scenarios for communication in the supply chain - News alert

July 2014

01 July 2014 - EU Ombudsman closes another complaint in ECHA's favour - News item

June 2014

30 June 2014 - ECHA reviews its approach for compliance check to optimise its impact on REACH dossier quality - News alert

25 June 2014 - New practical guide on intermediates launched - News alert

24 June 2014 - The Biocidal Products Committee adopts opinions on nine active substances - News alert

17 June 2014 - ECHA releases a new version of R4BP 3 - News alert

17 June 2014 - RAC and SEAC agree on restriction and authorisation proposals - News alert

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

12 June 2014 - ECHA Newsletter: Through the deadlines towards safer chemicals - News item

11 June 2014 - RAC concludes on scientific opinions for CLH - News alert

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

04 June 2014 - New rules on the renewal of biocidal product authorisations subject to mutual recognition - News alert

02 June 2014 - Progress in the use of alternatives to animal testing - Press release

May 2014

28 May 2014 - ECHA publishes three Transitional Guidance documents concerning biocides - News alert

26 May 2014 - Ninth Stakeholders' Day – material available online - News item

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

14 May 2014 - ECHA opens public consultation on alternatives to hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) - News alert

14 May 2014 - ECHA signs a Memorandum of Understanding with the European Medicines Agency - News alert

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

April 2014

25 April 2014 - New BPR amendments enter into force - News alert

24 April 2014 - REACH-IT up and running - News item

23 April 2014 - EU Ombudsman closes three complaints in ECHA's favour - News item

22 April 2014 - ECHA Newsletter highlights substitution - News item

16 April 2014 - ECHA launches R4BP 3.1, the updated submission software for biocidal applications - News alert

16 April 2014 - New version of REACH-IT clarifies communication between ECHA and companies - News alert

15 April 2014 - A new ECHA-EASA report highlights the key aspects of the authorisation process for the aviation industry - News alert

14 April 2014 - ECHA invites companies to check the provisional list of biocidal active substance suppliers - News alert

14 April 2014 - The Biocidal Products Committee adopts its first opinions - News alert

09 April 2014 - Board of Appeal News item: Board of Appeal's decision examines the substance identity requirements for a UVCB substance - News item

03 April 2014 - Registrants should get ready to comment substance evaluation draft decisions - News alert

02 April 2014 - Board of Appeal's press release: Board of Appeal's decision emphasises the various roles in the registration process - Press release

01 April 2014 - First substance evaluation decisions published - News alert

March 2014

28 March 2014 - Forum launches authorisation pilot and presents preliminary results of the third enforcement project - Press release

26 March 2014 - ECHA adopts the substance evaluation plan for 2014 - 2016 - Press release

26 March 2014 - European Commission calls for feedback on substance identity and sameness of complex substances - News item

24 March 2014 - RAC and SEAC agree on new opinions on restriction and authorisation - News alert

21 March 2014 - RAC delivers sixteen CLH opinions - News alert

20 March 2014 - New features included in ECHA's dissemination database - News alert

19 March 2014 - RAC proposes to strengthen the classification of bisphenol A - Press release

17 March 2014 - Member registrants – is your substance identity affected by a compliance check? - News alert

14 March 2014 - World Consumer Rights' Day: learn more about chemicals - Press release

07 March 2014 - Improve your dossier – new web section and Dossier Quality Assistant now available - News alert

04 March 2014 - The new release of the C&L Inventory is out - News alert

February 2014

28 February 2014 - New EU Regulation for export and import of hazardous chemicals enters into operation - Press release

26 February 2014 - REACH Evaluation Report 2013: results and recommendations from dossier evaluation - Press release

21 February 2014 - Companies can now apply to include active substances in Annex I of the BPR - News alert

14 February 2014 - February issue of ECHA Newsletter published - News item

14 February 2014 - Unresponsive registrants of intermediates obliged to give more information - News alert

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

12 February 2014 - Public consultations on alternatives to the uses of diarsenic trioxide, and lead chromate pigments Yellow 34 and Red 104 have opened - News alert

12 February 2014 - Updated Guidance on the preparation of an Annex XV dossier for the identification of substances of very high concern - News alert

10 February 2014 - ECHA proposes a new batch of SVHCs for authorisation - Press release

January 2014

31 January 2014 - Synchronise IUCLID with exposure information generated by Chesar - News alert

22 January 2014 - Recommendations on best practice for interaction during substance evaluation published - News alert

22 January 2014 - Revised ECHA Consultation Procedure for Guidance published - News alert

15 January 2014 - Target met for 5% compliance checks of the 2010 registration dossiers - Press release

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

December 2013

17 December 2013 - ECHA publishes a new guidance document concerning biocides - News alert

16 December 2013 - ECHA updates the Candidate List for authorisation with seven new substances of very high concern (SVHCs) - Press release

13 December 2013 - RAC and SEAC agree on restrictions and authorisations - News alert

13 December 2013 - REACH-IT, R4BP 3 and ECHA Helpdesk will be closed during Christmas and the New Year - News alert

13 December 2013 - Two new Guidance in a Nutshell documents: for downstream users and on the compilation of safety data sheets - News alert

12 December 2013 - Fact sheet explaining toll manufacturer responsibilities under REACH - News alert

12 December 2013 - QSAR Toolbox version 3.2 now available - News alert

11 December 2013 - Is your substance identity information up-to-date? - News alert

11 December 2013 - RAC concludes on nine scientific opinions for CLH - News alert

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