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17 October 2012 |
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ECHA Newsletter 5/2012 published In the October issue, we give you the highlights of our Second Lead Registrant Workshop, reflect on the recent consultation of 54 potential substances of very high concern (SVHCs) and talk about the importance of sharing data. We also introduce a new feature soon to be available in REACH-IT, the Co-registrants page, which will support potential and existing registrants in sharing data and preparing joint submissions. In addition, we highlight the problems found in many intermediate dossiers and share with you our procedures for preventing potential conflicts of interest and ensuring independent, transparent and science-based decision making. Audit report published on management of Conflicts of Interest in EU Agencies 11 October 2012
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has published a report on the management of conflict of interest in four selected EU Agencies, including ECHA. |
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NEWS ALERTS ECHA advises registrants to check their company information in REACH-IT 17 October 2012
After the REACH-IT update in November, existing registrants will see who else has registered their substance or successfully submitted an inquiry. ECHA advises all registrants to check the information they have submitted in their dossiers by the end of November to avoid unexpected disclosure of information. |
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ON THE WEB A new web page on Nanomaterials under REACH and CLP published The webpage will provide advice to registrants that wish to register nanomaterials and inform about the latest ECHA's activities in the field of Nanomaterials. Presentations and training material of the Second Lead Registrant workshop now available
The Agency's workshop for lead registrants welcomed more than 100 participants to the two-day event in Helsinki (11 to 12 October), including newly appointed and candidate leads representing the chemical manufacturing industries. Experienced leads, industry representatives, consultants and representatives of the national helpdesks of five Member States were also present, while an additional 200 people followed online. Recordings of the workshop will soon be available on the event page. Register for a webinar: How to ensure the safe use of nanomaterials under REACH Part I: Characterisation of nanoforms of substances in registration dossiers - 30 October 2012, 11:00-14:00 (GMT+3)
The webinar provides information to Registrants on the type of information to be included in a REACH registration dossier for a substance with nanoform(s). Information on the Biocides Products Regulations, including products, authorisation and approval of active substances, is now available in 23 languages on the ECHA website The REACH 2013 web pages of ECHA now offer links to information, guidance and tools developed by ECHA's Accredited Stakeholder Organisations to facilitate access to information that can be used to support good quality registration Open positions |
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