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ECHA Weekly - 10 October 2018

Member States to evaluate 96 substances in 2019-2021

ECHA proposes 96 substances for evaluation by Member States under the Community rolling action plan (CoRAP) for 2019-2021.

If you have registered any of these substances, you should coordinate actions with your co-registrants and contact the evaluating authority.

News | Draft CoRAP 2019-2021
REACH

Two restriction dossiers submitted

On 5 October, Italy submitted a proposal to restrict N,N-dimethylformamide (EC 200-679-5, CAS 68-12-2) and ECHA submitted a proposal to restrict five soluble cobalt salts. ECHA's scientific committees are currently performing a conformity check on the dossiers. The dossiers will be published on ECHA's website within two weeks to increase transparency and to help stakeholders prepare for the six month public consultations on the dossiers, which are expected to be launched in mid-December if the dossiers pass conformity.

Registry of restriction intentions

Testing proposals

ECHA has launched 42 new public consultations on testing proposals. The deadline to comment these is 19 November 2018.

There are currently 55 public consultations open on testing proposals.

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Conference on REACH, CLP and Biocides Enforcement: last chance to register

13 November, Brussels

The conference, organised by the European Commission, will bring together authorities and stakeholders from all REACH, CLP and biocides sectors to discuss how these chemical regulations are being enforced in the EU. The conference will focus on identifying and sharing best practices from EU countries and stakeholders.

Register by 15 October.

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CLP

Updated list of substances with harmonised classification and labelling now available

ECHA has updated its list of hazardous substances with harmonised classification and labelling to take account of the Commission's update in the 13th adaptation to technical progress (ATP) to the CLP Regulation.

The official source for this information remains the Official Journal of the European Union.

Commission Regulation | Table of harmonised entries | C&L Inventory

Public consultations on harmonised classification and labelling

ECHA is looking for comments on the harmonised classification and labelling proposals for the following substances:
  • Mecoprop-P (ISO) [1] and its salts; (R)-2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)propionic acid [1] and its salts (EC 240-539-0; CAS 16484-77-8). Comments are invited on the acute toxicity via oral route, reproductive toxicity, specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure, and hazardous to the aquatic environment hazard classes.
  • Imidacloprid (ISO); (E)-1-(6-chloropyridin-3-ylmethyl)-N-nitroimidazolidin-2-ylidenamine (EC -; CAS 138261-41-3). Comments are invited on acute toxicity and on the environmental hazard classes.
  • Azamethiphos (ISO); S-[(6-chloro-2-oxooxazolo[4,5-b]pyridin-3(2H)-yl)methyl] O,O-dimethyl thiophosphate (EC 252-626-0; CAS 35575-96-3). Comments are invited on selected physical hazards as well as hazards on human health and the environment except respiratory irritation and hazardous to the ozone layer hazard classes.
  • Diflufenican (ISO); N-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-2-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]-3-pyridinecarboxamide; 2′,4′-difluoro-2-(α,α,α-trifluoro-m-tolyloxy)nicotinanilide (EC -; CAS 83164-33-4). Comments are invited on the reproductive toxicity, hazardous to the aquatic environment, and hazardous for the ozone layer hazard classes. Please note that this public consultation run in parallel with the one on the draft (renewal) assessment report prepared according to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. For additional information on the active substance and the studies included in the CLH report, consult the draft assessment report on EFSA's consultation website.
  • Tetrakis(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-m-phenylene biphosphate; tetrakis(2,6-dimethylphenyl) 1,3-phenylene bis(phosphate) (EC 432-770-2; CAS 139189-30-3). Comments are invited on skin corrosion/irritation and on skin sensitisation hazard classes.
  • 3-aminomethyl-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexylamine (EC 220-666-8; CAS 2855-13-2). Comments are invited on the acute toxicity via the oral and dermal routes, serious eye damage/eye irritation, skin sensitisation, and hazardous to the aquatic environment hazard classes.
  • 6,6'-di-tert-butyl-2,2'-methylenedi-p-cresol (EC 204-327-1; CAS 119-47-1). Comments are invited on the reproductive toxicity hazard class.
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Biocides

Biocides IT tools under maintenance (corrected)

The biocides submission tool R4BP 3 and the summary of product characteristics tool SPC Editor will be unavailable from the morning of Monday 22 October until the afternoon of Thursday 23 October to prepare for an update of the tools.
ECHA

Management Board meeting documents available

The documents from the 51st ECHA Management Board meeting, held in September, are available on our website.

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