ECHA Weekly - 6 March 2024

REACH

Substance evaluation: decisions soon sent to registrants

Member States will finalise the 2023 substance evaluation for six substances on 21 March 2024.
 
We will send the finalised draft decisions to registrants as they arrive, and wherever possible, within two weeks of receiving them from the evaluating Member States. Registrants will then have 30 days to submit their comments.
 
The draft decisions address the following five substances, for which further information is needed to clarify identified concerns:

• Butanoic acid, 4-amino-4-oxosulfo-, N-coco alkyl derivs., monosodium salts, compds. with triethanolamine (EC 308-662-5, CAS 98171-53-0) by France; 
• Sodium 3-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-5-sec-butyl-4-hydroxybenzenesulfonate (EC 403-080-9, CAS 92484-48-5) by Spain;
• Chlorobenzene (EC 203-628-5, CAS 108-90-7) by the Netherlands;
• 2-Propenoic acid, methyl ester, reaction products with mixed O,O-bis(branched and linear pentyl and iso-Bu) phosphorodithioates (EC 300-340-2, CAS 93925-38-3) by Sweden; and
• Reaction mass of p-t-butylphenyldiphenyl phosphate and bis(p-t-butylphenyl) phenyl phosphate (EC 939-505-4, CAS -) by France.

Substance evaluation does not require further information for:

• N-methylaniline (EC 202-870-9, CAS 100-61-8) by Poland.

Assessment of regulatory needs reports published

Reports for the following substance groups are now available on our website:

• Deodorizer distillates
• Pyrrolidines, piperidines and azepanes
• Benzene derivatives with branched aliphatic substituents
• Cycloalkenes of not-natural origin

If you have questions or feedback related to the assessment work, you can send them to us using this webform.

Member States vote to restrict PFHxA in the EU

CLP

Consultations on harmonised classification and labelling

We are looking for comments on the harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) proposals for:

• 2-ethylhexyl (2E)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)acrylate (EC -, CAS 83834-59-7);
• 2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-p-cresol (EC 219-470-5, CAS 2440-22-4);
• Reaction products of diphenylamine with nonene, branched (EC -, CAS -); and
• benzenamine, N-phenyl-, reaction products with 2,4,4-trimethylpentene (EC 270-128-1, CAS 68411-46-1).

Have your say until 3 May 2024.

Biocides

European Commission decision on Union authorisation

The Commission has granted a Union authorisation for:

• the single biocidal product 'AEROCLEAN'.

ECHA

Become part of ECHA’s scientific committees

We have opened a call for co-opted members for our Committees for Risk Assessment (RAC) and for Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC). We are looking for senior experts in:

• Human and environmental risk assessment (including substances related to drinking water and waste batteries), occupational hygiene, chemical exposure assessment (RAC).
   
• Substitution of substances of very high concern and analysis of alternatives, as well as socio-economic analysis (SEAC).

Read more on our website and express your interest by 8 April 2024 to join the EU’s key committees on chemical safety.

Nearly 3 000 people joined Shaping Tomorrow Conference

Our Shaping Tomorrow Conference on 28 February 2024 brought together experts worldwide to discuss science, collaboration and knowledge in the context of chemicals management in the EU.

If you participated, we would be grateful to receive your feedback.

If you missed the event or want to revisit a moment, the recording is available on our event website.

Thank you for taking part and we look forward to collaborating also in the future. 

Open positions

Scientific Officer - Efficacy Biocides

Do you have knowledge and experience in assessing efficacy of biocidal active substances and biocidal products?

We are looking for scientific officers to work as dossier managers who will provide expert input for efficacy assessment and will interact with a wide range of stakeholder experts.

Have a look at the vacancy notice for more information and apply until noon, 28 March 2024.

Deadline extended: Scientific Officer, New Approach Methodologies

We are looking for enthusiastic Scientific Officers who have knowledge and professional experience in toxicokinetics, hazard assessment and New Approach Methodologies (NAMs).

The deadline to apply has been extended until 11 March 2024.

Others

Meet us at the Helsinki Chemicals Forum

This year's Helsinki Chemicals Forum takes place on 10-11 April 2024.

During the conference, our Executive Director Sharon McGuinness will give a key note speech about the future role of ECHA under the EU’s revised set of chemicals regulations.

Mercedes Viñas, our Director of Submissions and Interaction, will be moderating the panel discussion focusing on learnings from changes to the chemicals legislation outside Europe, such as in the US, Canada, Australia, and Japan. 

ChemBio Finland 10-11 April 2024

You can meet our experts also during the ChemBio Finland event at Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre on 10-11 April 2024. The event aims to bring together chemistry and biotechnology professionals both from academia and the business world.