Call for evidence launched on the persistence and bioaccumulation of two substances

The UK competent authority has indicated, through an entry on the Registry of Intentions, that they will submit a proposal to restrict Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4) (EC No. 209-136-7, CAS No. 556-67-2) and Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5) (EC No. 208-764-9, CAS No. 541-02-6) from being placed on the market or used in concentrations equal to or greater than 0.1% by weight of each in personal care products that are washed off in normal use conditions.

ECHA's Executive Director has asked the Member State Committee to give an opinion on the persistence and bioaccumulative properties of the two substances under Article 77(3) of REACH. This opinion will then be used by the Risk Assessment Committee in their deliberations on the restriction proposal.

This call for evidence is open from 15 October 2014 until 29 November 2014.

Call for evidence consultation | Current restriction proposals

Directors' Contact Group documents now available

The Directors' Contact Group has published a communiqué and two documents. The documents give recommendations on sound SIEF management and emphasise the importance of having a fair, transparent and non-discriminatory cost sharing system in SIEFs.

DCG web page | Cost sharing systems in SIEFs | Sound SIEF management | Communiqué

ECHA's website user satisfaction survey launched

On 14 October 2014, ECHA launched our website user satisfaction survey asking for feedback on our website and its content. We want to encourage you to participate, in order to help us improve our website for the coming years. You can access the survey on our homepage, through the banner above or through the link below.

The survey will stay open until 4 November 2014.

Website user satisfaction survey

New CLH consultation launched on the pesticide triadimenol

ECHA has started a 45-day public commenting period on the harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) proposal for triadimenol (EC No. 259-537-6, CAS No. 55219-65-3).

Triadimenol is used as a fungicidal seed and foliar spray treatment in agricultural applications within the EU. The substance does not yet have harmonised classification and the dossier submitter, the United Kingdom, is proposing classification for health and environmental hazards.

The deadline for submitting comments is 28 November 2014.

Ongoing consultations

Announcement of new appeals

The Board of Appeal has published announcements of two new appeals. Case A-008-2014 concerns an SME verification decision and Case A-009-2014 concerns a substance evaluation decision.

Appeal announcements

Registry of Intentions updated

CLH

The Registry of Intentions has been updated with a new submission: 2,3-epoxypropyl methacrylate (EC No. 203-441-9, CAS No. 106-91-2).

Current CLH intentions