Corrigendum to ECHA's press release: "ECHA's proposal to add new substances to the Authorisation List is now in public consultation"

A corrigendum to the press release "ECHA's proposal to add new substances to the Authorisation List is now in public consultation" of 1 September 2014 has been published. The corrigendum concerns an amendment to the date by when comments can be submitted for the public consultation. The date has been changed to 1 December 2014.

News item | Amended press release

New Q&As published on exemptions from authorisation requirement

The new Q&As clarify how specific uses are exempted from authorisation. These comprise uses in medicinal products, food or feedingstuffs, plant protection products, biocidal products, motor fuels, cosmetic products and food contact materials. They also comprise use as fuels in closed systems, uses in medical devices, in scientific research and development and the case of manufacture of the substances requiring authorisation according to Annex XIV of the REACH Regulation.

Questions and Answers on Application for Authorisation

CLP 2015 deadline - Act now, classify and label your chemicals

We have just published a video to raise awareness about the importance of the CLP Regulation. From 1 June 2015, the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation will be the only legislation to apply to the classification and labelling of both substances and mixtures. CLP requires companies to classify, label and package their hazardous chemicals appropriately before placing them on the market. Get to know the CLP requirements and implement them.

The video is available in 23 languages together with more information for the general public on our dedicated CLP 2015 web section.

Additionally, following the workshop on the "Safe use of chemicals by SMEs" on 16 September 2014, the European Commission's DG Enterprise and Industry published a video of interviews with the participants discussing the challenges faced by small and medium-sized companies related to the implementation of CLP. Watch the video on DG ENTR's YouTube channel EU Growth.

Watch the CLP video on ECHA's YouTube channel EUchemicals | Campaign material | Workshop on the safe use of chemicals by SMEs: Time to update your CLP labels!

ECHA and stakeholders discuss strategic priorities in annual workshop

Once a year, ECHA arranges a strategic workshop for its accredited stakeholder organisations, a platform to discuss topical issues and give recommendations for future improvements. The topics of this year's workshop were: preparations for the REACH 2018 registration deadline, stakeholder involvement in biocides, nanomaterials and transparency. The workshop proceedings and presentations are available on ECHA's website.

Workshop proceedings | Accredited Stakeholders

Webinar on mixture classification and communicating safe use of mixtures – register for the re-run

8 December 2014, 12:00 – 14:00 Helsinki Time (EST, GMT +2)

Due to the high demand, we will organise a re-run of the webinar that took place on 5 November. The video recording will be played and you will have the possibility to ask questions in writing to our specialists during this time. You can already check the presentations and the recording online.

The webinar covers the classification of mixtures and how information on their safe use can be communicated in the supply chain. It aims to help formulators and importers understand and implement their obligations according to the REACH and CLP regulations relating to mixtures.

Register for the re-run | Presentations | Recording