New intention to identify a substance of very high concern

A new intention to identify a substance of very high concern has been received for diphenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphine oxide (EC 278-355-8,
CAS 75980-60-8).

Registry of SVHC intentions until outcome

REACH

Webinar: Completeness check of REACH registration dossiers: what changes in 2023 and how you can prepare
8 February, 11:00-13:00 Helsinki time

The European Commission has revised some of the information requirements for registering chemicals under REACH (Action 1, Action 2). This webinar focuses on the new and amended completeness check rules brought by this revision to help you prepare a complete registration dossier. We will also give you an overview of the process in general.

Completeness checks will be aligned with the revised information requirements in May 2023, after the next major IUCLID release.

Join from our home page on 8 February at 11:00 Helsinki time. No registration is required.

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Assessment of regulatory needs reports published

We have published a report assessing the regulatory needs for a group of acrylate and methylcrylate amines.

From our website, you can filter the list by group name to get a full list of substances within the group and access the report.

Assessment of regulatory needs

General Court upholds REACH restriction on lead in gunshot in wetlands

The General Court has dismissed in its entirety an action brought by Firearms United Network Association and others against the Commission Regulation amending the list of substances restricted under REACH (Annex XVII) concerning lead in gunshot in or around wetlands. ECHA supported the Commission in this case.

The judgment rejected the applicants’ claims that the opinions of ECHA's Committees for Risk Assessment (RAC) and Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC), which were used as a basis to the Commission Regulation, contained any errors of assessment.

The judgment for case T-187/21 is available here. It is currently only available in the case language, Polish, and in French.

Commission Regulation

CLP

New intentions and proposals to harmonise classification and labelling

Two intentions have been received for:

Reaction mass of bis(N-decyl-N,N-dimethyldecan-1-aminium) carbonate and N-decyl-N,N-dimethyldecan-1-aminium hydrogen carbonate (EC 451-900-9, CAS 894406-76-9).
1-ethoxy-2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethane (EC 213-690-5,
CAS 1002-67-1).

Two proposals have been submitted for:

Eugenol (EC 202-589-1, CAS 97-53-0).
Benzobicyclon (EC 605-078-5, CAS 156963-66-5).

Registry of CLH intentions until outcome

Consultation on harmonised classification and labelling

We are looking for comments on the harmonised classification and labelling proposal for:

metyltetraprole (ISO); 1-[2-({[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-yl]oxy}methyl)-3-methylphenyl]-4-methyl-1,4-dihydro-5H-tetrazol-5-one (EC -, CAS 1472649-01-6).

The proposal format combines the draft assessment report prepared according to the Plant Protection Products Regulation and the proposal for harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) under the CLP Regulation. For additional information, consult the Commission’s guidelines on active substances and plant protection products.

For additional information on the active substance and on additional studies included in the CLH report, consult the draft assessment report on EFSA's consultation website.

The deadline for comments is 10 March 2023, 23:59 Helsinki time (EET).

Give comments | EFSA's consultation website | Commission guidelines

Biocides

New instructions available to adapt internal databases to SPC IUCLID format

In the future, you will need to prepare the summary of product characteristics files in IUCLID instead of using the SPC Editor. To prepare for the transition, support materials are now available to help you implement the SPC IUCLID format outside of the IUCLID tool.

Find out more

Board of Appeal