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ECHA Weekly - 3 April 2019

Companies recommended to transfer registrations before the UK’s withdrawal

ECHA continues to recommend companies to prepare for the UK withdrawal without a transition period, now expected to take effect on 13 April 2019, at 00:00 hours CET (i.e. 12 April 2019, 11 p.m. UK time).

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REACH

Tips for improving your registration dossier

Over the next months, we will be publishing tips in the Weekly based on ECHA's evaluation work. To get started on improving your dossier, have a look at ECHA's general recommendations to registrants.

General recommendations
CLP

Public consultations on harmonised classification and labelling

ECHA is looking for comments on the harmonised classification and labelling proposals for: Comments are invited on the relevant hazard classes for each substance.

The deadline for comments is 31 May 2019.

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Targeted consultation on the harmonised classification and labelling of diflufenican (ISO)

The proposal for the harmonised classification and labelling of diflufenican (ISO); N-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-2-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]-3-pyridinecarboxamide (EC 617-446-2, CAS 83164-33-4) was submitted by United Kingdom and was subject to a public consultation which ended on 7 December 2018.

After the public consultation, one study report containing additional information on the hazard to the aquatic environment was submitted to ECHA and EFSA.

All interested parties are invited to submit comments on the study report through the commenting webform by 15 April 2019. The comments will be published on ECHA's website.

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New intention to harmonise classification and labelling

An intention has been received for benalaxyl (ISO) (EC 275-728-7, CAS 71626-11-4).

Registry of CLH intentions until outcome

New In brief on information requirements for poison centres notifications

The In brief provides an overview of the information required for notifying hazardous mixtures according to Annex VIII to the CLP Regulation. The publication is currently available in English on ECHA's Poison Centres website.

In brief - Information requirements for poison centres notifications
Biocides

R4BP 3: Update on reallocation of UK biocides cases

Changes in evaluating authorities have been implemented in the biocides submission tool R4BP 3. The European Commission has assigned the active substance approval cases handled by the UK to evaluating competent authorities in other Member States, through an amendment to the Review Programme Regulation. Even though the UK’s withdrawal from the EU has been postponed, the changes needed to be implemented, as the adopted amendment applies from 30 March 2019.

Amending regulation to the Review Programme [PDF] [EN] | Q&As

Find out more about biocidal products

Visit our biocides database to find non-confidential assessment reports by authorities and summaries of the main characteristics of biocidal products. You can search the biocides data using, for example, the product name, the target organism, the authorisation holder, or the market area.

Biocides database
ECHA

Read our General Report 2018

Presented in an interactive and concise format, ECHA's new General Report outlines the Agency's achievements over the course of 2018. It also looks ahead to our future plans and goals as we continue to work for the protection of human health and the environment.

Read the report [PDF] [EN]
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