Draft assessment of glyphosate updated

The Assessment Group on Glyphosate – made up of French, Hungarian, Dutch and Swedish authorities – has submitted updated versions of the Harmonised Classification and Labelling (CLH) and Renewal Assessment (RAR) reports to ECHA and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

ECHA and EFSA will now carry out administrative work needed before the documents are made available for consultation. The parallel consultations were announced for the first week of September 2021 but will be rescheduled. The new timing will be communicated later.

Assessment Group | ECHA's glyphosate page | EFSA's glyphosate page

REACH

Guidance on registration updated

This new version of the guidance reflects the situation after the end of the 2018 registration deadline, incorporates the European Commission’s latest implementing regulations and clarifies when companies need to update their REACH registrations.

News | Guidance

PFCAs restricted from February 2023

The European Commission has published a regulation restricting certain perfluorocarboxylic acids (C9-C14 PFCAs) – a subgroup of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). This decision follows the proposal of the German and Swedish authorities and the opinion of ECHA’s scientific committees.

PFCAs cannot be placed on the market or used in most applications from 23 February 2023 onwards. Some uses have been granted longer transition periods.

The restriction is in line with the EU’s aspirations to phase out all non-essential uses of PFAS and will reduce or prevent exposure of people and the environment to PFCAs, as well as avoiding the regrettable substitution of PFOA, which has been globally banned since July 2020.

Canadian authorities have also proposed to list PFCAs as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) under the Stockholm Convention.

Commission Regulation | ECHA's page on PFAS

Reminder: Call for information on PFAS

Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden intend to send their proposal to restrict the manufacture, placing on the market and use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to ECHA by 15 July 2022.

They are now looking for more information for the intended restriction to fill knowledge gaps, particularly concerning alternatives to PFAS.

The deadline for comments is 19 September 2021.

Give comments | ECHA's page on PFAS

Calls for evidence: trichloroethylene and 1-bromopropane

We are asking stakeholders for relevant information to further analyse whether a restriction on these substances might be necessary. The consultations are open until 29 September 2021.

Current calls for comments and evidence

New substance evaluation conclusion published

A new conclusion document is now available for:

Bis(4-hydroxy-N-methylanilinium) sulphate (EC 200-237-1,
CAS 55-55-0), added to the CoRAP list in 2020 and evaluated by Italy.

Community rolling action plan | Substance evaluation

Consultations on applications for authorisation

We have launched consultations on six applications for authorisation covering six uses of:

chromium trioxide (EC 215-607-8, CAS 1333-82-0) for the following uses:
- Electroplating at industrial sites of different types of substrates to achieve functional surfaces sanitary applications;
- Functional chrome plating of stainless-steel for the wood-based materials industry;
- Electroplating of metal substrates for kitchen and bathroom sanitaryware (functional plating with decorative character).
4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol, ethoxylated (EC -, CAS -) for virus inactivation in the manufacture of Andexane.
4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol, ethoxylated (EC -, CAS -) and 4-Nonylphenol, branched and linear, ethoxylated (EC -, CAS -) for use as components of buffer solutions to produce antigens, and for in-process and final Quality Control of antigens intended for use as veterinary and human health laboratory reagents.
Sodium dichromate (EC 234-190-3, CAS 7789-12-0; 10588-01-9) for use as an anticorrosion agent in the refrigerant solution of refrigeration units.

More information about the uses applied for is available online.

Submit your comments through an online webform by 13 October 2021 (23:59 Helsinki time).

Consultation

CLP

New proposals and intentions to harmonise classification and labelling

Three proposals to harmonise classification and labelling were submitted for:

Captan (ISO) 1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-N-(trichloromethylthio)phthalimide (EC 205-087-0, CAS 133-06-2) by Austria;
N-(trichloromethylthio)phthalimide (EC 205-088-6, CAS 133-07-3) by Austria; and
pethoxamid (ISO); 2-chloro-N-(2-ethoxyethyl)-N-(2-methyl-1-phenylprop-1-enyl)acetamide (EC 600-765-6, CAS 106700-29-2) by Austria.

One proposal to harmonise classification and labelling was withdrawn for:

Sodium 2-biphenylate (EC 205-055-6, CAS 132-27-4) by Spain.

Registry of CLH intentions

What challenges do you face when preparing CLH proposals?

We would like to know about the issues you experience when preparing proposals for harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) and how our guide How to submit a CLH dossier is helping you. You can submit your feedback by filling in our survey by 15 September 2021.

Your comments will help us prepare a second information session on this topic later in autumn. If you missed our first session, you can watch the recording and read a summary of the questions and answers on our website.

Survey

ECHA committee meetings in September – agendas available

The agendas of the upcoming meetings of the Committees for Risk Assessment (RAC) and Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) are online.

RAC agenda | SEAC agenda

Events

Register to our Safer Chemicals Conference

Europe is leading the way towards a safer, more sustainable and toxic-free environment. What are the regulatory expectations in this evolving landscape and how can ECHA with its partners help you meet them?

Stay ahead and join our free online conference on 6 October 2021 (10:00 to 17:30 Helsinki time) for the latest insights.

Although our conference is taking place online, it is still 100 % interactive. You will have a chance to engage with us and other participants: meet our experts, network with peers and visit the virtual expo for best practice and advice.

Engage, enrich, network!

Register | Programme