Search our data
Search for chemicals / regulated substances
Advanced Search
Search for articles (products) in SCIP database

News

REACH
ECHA identifies certain brominated flame retardants as candidates for restriction
15/03/2023

ECHA has released its Regulatory Strategy for Flame Retardants, identifying aromatic brominated flame retardants as candidates for an EU-wide restriction. This would minimise the exposure of people and the environment to these persistent, potentially bioaccumulative and toxic substances.

REACH
Authorities and ECHA push for compliance with authorisation duties
08/03/2023

The Enforcement Forum’s EU-wide project on inspections of REACH authorisation duties found that the majority of users, mainly SMEs, already comply with the authorisation requirement to control risks. Enforcement measures taken by authorities during the project aim to push companies towards compliance. 

REACH
ECHA updates recommendations to improve REACH registrations
28/02/2023

The updated recommendations will help companies to comply with REACH requirements and ensure the safe use of chemicals. They focus on avoiding animal testing, specifically providing advice on read across. Statistics on the progress made on evaluating registered substances in 2022 have also been released.

Hot topics

Consultations

RSS (Opens New Window)(Opens New Window)

REACH

Applications for authorisation
Consultations: 14
  • Start date: 15/02/2023
  • Deadline: 12/04/2023
Calls for comments and evidence
Substances: 1
  • Start date: 15/02/2023
  • Deadline: 31/03/2023
Substances: 1
  • Start date: 01/02/2023
  • Deadline: 31/03/2023
Identification of substances of very high concern
Substances: 2
  • Start date: 17/02/2023
  • Deadline: 03/04/2023
Restrictions
Restriction proposals: 1
  • Start date: 21/09/2022
  • Deadline: 22/03/2023
Consultations on SEAC draft opinion: 2
  • Start date: 15/03/2023
  • Deadline: 15/05/2023
Restriction proposals: 2
  • Start date: 21/12/2022
  • Deadline: 22/06/2023
Testing proposals
Testing proposals: 11
  • Start date: 01/03/2023
  • Deadline: 17/04/2023

CLP

Harmonised classification and labelling
CLH proposals: 2
  • Start date: 30/01/2023
  • Deadline: 31/03/2023
CLH proposals: 10
  • Start date: 06/03/2023
  • Deadline: 05/05/2023
CLH proposals: 3
  • Start date: 13/03/2023
  • Deadline: 12/05/2023

BPR

Potential candidates for substitution
Active substance: 1
  • Start date: 31/01/2023
  • Deadline: 25/03/2023

CAD/CMD

Consultations on OEL proposal
OEL proposals: 2
  • Start date: 26/01/2023
  • Deadline: 28/03/2023
Occupational exposure limits
Call for comments and evidence: 2
  • Start date: 17/03/2023
  • Deadline: 15/06/2023

POPs

There are currently no ongoing consultations.