Join us for an informative webinar that will equip notifiers of industrial use only mixtures with essential knowledge ahead of the compliance date on 1 January 2024.

This webinar gives an overview of the changes to the CLP Regulation and their potential impact on poison centre notifiers. Gain valuable insights into the submission format, tools, and support that will facilitate your compliance process.

Subscribe to our channel to get notified before the broadcast starts.

Q&A opens on 7 November, one week before the scheduled start time. Experts from ECHA will answer them during the event.

The recording and webinar Q&A will be published on this page soon after the event. 

Programme

Useful links

• Compliance date for industrial use only mixtures approaching - January 2024 - ECHA news, 12 June 2023
• Guidance on harmonised information relating to health emergency response - Annex VIII to CLP [PDF] [EN]

Welcome to the second part of our webinar series on the new ECHA public data availability system. This webinar continues from our first webinar organised in April 2023.

In this session, we will guide you through the progress made in the development of the new system, that will replace our existing chemicals database. Through a live demonstration, we will showcase the features of its initial release and provide updates on the transition timeline.

ECHA maintains the largest chemicals database in the European Union, integrating industry-submitted data with regulatory information. In 2022, our database received over 30 million pageviews and we are on track for 50 million pageviews in 2023.

Given the growing volume and diversity of data to be made available, ECHA is introducing a new system. The system will be phased in over the coming years, starting with REACH registration data and progressing to the Classification and Labelling Inventory, followed by regulatory data. The aim of this webinar series is to inform you about the upcoming changes and help you prepare for them.

Join us for this informative session, as we outline the future of our chemicals database.

We have now published more than 110 reports on assessments of regulatory needs in nearly two years, covering about 3 000 substances. This webinar further explains our approach to these assessments, upcoming improvements for how we inform registrants about published assessments of regulatory needs for their substances, and how you can react in case your substance is addressed in a group assessment.

Join the event to also learn about the role of the assessments of regulatory needs in the context of ECHA’s Integrated Regulatory Strategy and the formal processes under REACH and CLP.

We will address your questions on the group assessment work, how you can prepare and what to do if we propose regulatory actions for one of your substances.

Subscribe to our channel to get notified before the broadcast starts.

Q&A opens on 3 October. Our panellists will answer them during the event.

The recording and webinar Q&A will be published on this page soon after the event.

Programme

Coming soon

Useful links

• Addressing chemicals of concern - ECHA

The webinar introduces the latest version of IUCLID (version 6.7) to be released at the end of May 2023.

This version reflects the first format changes since October 2021, and contains the latest Data Reporting standards as agreed at the OECD level, as well as updates to other formats that support Data Reporting for specific regulations in EU, New Zealand and Australia.

This version also contains a range of improvements to IUCLID functionalities that will support the data entry and export, as well as the re-use of data (see the highlights here).

The webinar gives an overview of the format changes and new functionalities.

Download webinar Q&A

Programme

We are revamping our regulatory submission systems: REACH-IT, ePIC, R4BP 3 and the ECHA Submission Portal.

These systems allow companies to comply with their obligations under REACH, CLP, PIC, the Biocidal Products Regulation, and the Waste Framework Directive.

We are building a unified portal for industry, centralising interactions between duty holders across various regulatory frameworks.

In this event we present the overall approach and next steps.

Download webinar QnA

Watch the webinar

Programme

Substitution and analysis of alternatives of the most hazardous biocidal active substances are topics of growing interest. This webinar features several tools and initiatives that support companies in moving to safer alternatives. The event is of particular interest for applicants of biocidal active substances, downstream users, suppliers of alternatives, authorities and consultants.

Watch the webinar

Programme

More on the topic:
Substitution to safer chemicals
New framework guidance and reporting template published in January 2023
Implementation note 

Are you using ECHA’s chemicals database? If your answer is yes, this webinar is for you. In this first session, we cover our plans for the new data availability system which will gradually replace our current chemicals database. We will have further, more detailed sessions later in the year as the development advances. 

We maintain the largest database on chemicals in the European Union. This database brings together chemicals data submitted by industry and information generated by the regulatory activities of ECHA and authorities. In 2022 the chemicals database received over 30 million views.

Due to an increasing amount and variety of data to be made available, we are building a new data availability system. The new solution will be rolled out in several steps during the next couple of years. We will start with REACH registration data at the end of this year, followed by the classification and labelling inventory and regulatory data.

The aim of this webinar is to let you know what to expect and to help you prepare for the changes.

Questions and answers

Download Q&A

Watch the webinar

Programme

Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway and Sweden have proposed a REACH restriction to address the risks to the environment and human health from the manufacture, placing on the market and use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

A six-month consultation on the proposal started on 22 March 2023.

This webinar explains the restriction proposal, how the REACH restriction process works and how to participate in the consultation.

Questions and answers

Download Q&A (part I - consultation, opinion-making, process)
3 May 2023

Download Q&A (part II - content of the proposed restriction)
28 June 2023

Recording

Programme

Background

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are very persistent in the environment. If their releases are not minimised, people, plants and animals will be increasingly exposed, resulting in harmful effects.

Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway and Sweden have drawn up a proposal to restrict PFASs in Europe (currently more than 10 000 substances). The authorities estimate that around 4.5 million tonnes of PFAS will end up in the environment over the next 30 years unless action is taken.

The proposed restriction on PFAS is set to be one of the largest ever on chemical substances in the EU.

More

• ECHA seeks input on proposed PFAS restriction, ECHA news - 22 March 2023
• ECHA publishes PFAS restriction, ECHA news - 7 February 2023
• ECHA receives PFASs restriction proposal from five national authorities, ECHA news - 23 January 2023
• Video: Media briefing – Banning PFASs in the EU, 7 February 2023
• More on PFAS

Disclaimer

Parties are reminded that only the Court of Justice of the European Union can give authoritative interpretations on Union law. The European Chemicals Agency does not accept any
liability with regard to the use that may be made of the information provided in the webinar. Use of the information remains the sole responsibility of the user.

The European Commission has revised some of the information requirements for registering chemicals under REACH (Action 1, Action 2). This webinar focuses on the new and amended completeness check rules brought by this revision to help you prepare a complete registration dossier. We also give you an overview of the process in general.

Completeness check will be aligned with the revised information requirements in May 2023, after the next major IUCLID release.

Update 12 April 2023: Following a postponement of the next IUCLID release, the new and amended completeness checks will take effect as of 1 June 2023.

Download webinar Q&A

List of new and amended completeness check rules

Programme

The webinar introduces the latest IUCLID 6 version published on 31 October 2022. This release contains several improvements to the web user interface as part of our long-term plan to move to one interface for everyone using IUCLID. The changes include for example supporting you to better review and filter the data you are importing into your IUCLID instances.

Download webinar Q&A

Programme

The Data Uploader can be used to convert chemical data into IUCLID format. It is especially useful for converting legacy toxicity data into harmonised templates that can be stored in a IUCLID database. It can be used for example by owners of chemical databases to share their data in an internationally recognised format.

It is developed as a KNIME Analytics Platform plug-in, using several workflow nodes:

• Connection to a IUCLID database
• Selection of relevant IUCLID documents and fields
• Mapping with an external data source
• Validation of the data against the IUCLID format
• Generation of IUCLID files (.i6z)
• Uploading to IUCLID
• Incremental update

In this webinar, we will help you get started with the Data Uploader and guide you through the different workflow steps.

Download webinar Q&A

Programme

Questions and answers received during the webinar.

The webinar presents the latest features of REACH-IT (version 3.14) and gives an overview of future developments planned for the following months.

We will also give practical examples on the new requirement where only representatives need to identify the non-EU manufacturers they represent.

You will also find out how to ensure that there are separate accounts for each of the non-EU manufacturers you represent.

Questions and answers received during the webinar.

The webinar introduces the latest IUCLID 6 (version 6.14) released on 26 April.

This version brings changes to the web interface that improve how you can manage, view, and edit data for your substances, mixtures and articles.

The new version also has single sign on support (SSO) and introduces PostgreSQL as an additional database option.

Questions and answers received during the webinar.

This webinar introduces the QSAR Toolbox together with practical advice on how to use its new and essential features. It gives an overview of future developments planned for the QSAR Toolbox in the coming years.

You will learn how it connects to IUCLID and get hands on advice for using it to support read-across studies for REACH information requirements.

The US Environmental Protection Agency also presented its activities on the QSAR toolbox.

ECHA together with the OECD have managed the QSAR toolbox for over a decade. It is free software that supports reproducible and transparent chemical hazard assessment using non-animal methods.

Programme

ECHA has investigated the environmental and health risks posed by using PFASs in firefighting foams at the request of the European Commission. The Agency concluded that an EU-wide restriction is justified as the risks posed by PFASs are currently not adequately controlled and releases should be minimised.

A six-month consultation starts on 23 March and will be open for anyone to give evidence-based comments on the restriction proposal.

This info session explains the restriction process and helps those interested to take part in the consultation.

Questions and answers from the event

Since 5 January 2022, certain hazardous chemicals in mixtures used for tattooing and permanent make-up are restricted in the EU.

The European Commission and ECHA organised an online information session to address technical questions that industry, such as ink formulators and tattoo artists, might have on the implementation of the restriction. The aim was to help those impacted to meet the new legal requirements set by Annex XVII of the EU’s chemicals legislation, REACH.

Questions and answers

Download webinar Q&A

Programme

More

• REACH Restriction on hazardous substances in tattoo inks
• Restriction proposal and process
• More about tattoo inks and permanent make-up

The webinar explains how ECHA assesses the regulatory needs of groups of substances and how this approach helps speed up regulatory action for substances of concern – and what information ECHA has started to publish to better inform companies and citizens about the foreseen action towards a safer use of chemicals.

Questions and answers from the event.

Agenda

Update June 2022

• Practical guide
• Results of the survey

This event was a follow-up of our previous webinar on how to submit harmonised classification and labelling dossiers that took place on 26 May 2021.

It focussed on:

• Results of the survey on the challenges dossier submitters face in preparing harmonised classification and labelling dossiers
• Feedback on the practical guide that was collected after the previous webinar

Other presentations included biocides, read across and EFSA on plant protection products.

Programme

Questions and answers from the webinar

The webinar is of interest to all Member State harmonised classification and labelling dossier submitters for REACH chemicals but also for active substances used in biocides and plant protection products.

If you have any questions, contact us: classification (at) echa.europa.eu.

This webinar will explain how consumers, waste operators and article suppliers can make the best use of the SCIP dissemination portal when searching for data on articles containing substances of very high concern that are on the EU market. 

Questions and answers from the event.

The webinar presents the experience of different stakeholders using the QSAR Toolbox. After a status overview given by OECD, ECHA will present how the QSAR Toolbox results are used and assessed in different REACH processes. The webinar will continue with presentations from academia (Danish Technical University, DTU) and governmental organisations (Italian National Institute of Health, ISS; Environment and Climate Change Canada, ECCC; National Institute of Technology and Evaluation, NITE Japan) about their uses of the QSAR Toolbox.

The OECD QSAR Toolbox is a free software for screening and assessing chemical substances that uses computational methods as an alternative to animal testing. It is used worldwide by over 25,000 users such as regulatory authorities, industry, academia, and non-governmental organisations. The Toolbox is developed by ECHA and OECD. 

Questions and answers from the event.

This webinar details all the latest changes and improvements following the October 2021 release of the poison centre notification (PCN) format and IT solution. We provide more information on the group submission process, as well as cover the coming changes such as the disable submission functionality. 

Questions and answers from the event.

ECHA started to manually verify the completeness of chemical safety reports on 1 March 2021. After the first months of the new checks, we are now able to provide targeted advice on the most common reasons for incompleteness. 

Join our webinar to hear about our observations and receive useful tips on how to avoid failing the completeness check. Use the opportunity to ask questions from our experts. 

Questions and answers from the event

Questions and answers received during the webinar.

This webinar introduces the latest version of IUCLID 6, released on 27th October.

IUCLID has two scheduled updates a year. This update contains a number of enhanced features to support those who need to submit data for regulatory purposes in the IUCLID format. This applies to jurisdictions both inside and outside the EU.

We will present an overview of the important changes in this release of IUCLID. We will provide an update on what has changed with the IUCLID report generator and give an overview of how IUCLID’s default reports can be used. We will also share some guidance on where to find IUCLID’s support material and give a live demo of the main changes.

More about IUCLID

The webinar covers the requirements for the use of QSAR results as adaptations to standard information in REACH registrations. It also shows how ECHA evaluates the compliance of QSAR information. Finally, it illustrates the most common issues found in QSAR studies included in REACH dossiers and how they are addressed in ECHA’s decisions. The webinar is particularly addressed to REACH registrants, who may include QSAR results in their registration dossiers and to stakeholders interested in learning about ECHA’s methods on evaluating QSAR results.

• Questions and answers from the event

This online information session presents the practical guide How to submit CLH dossiers. The guide gives advice to dossier submitters on what to check before submitting the CLH dossier with the aim of reducing the number of dossiers for which an update is needed. 

Questions and answers from the event.

Programme 

Moderator: Stella Jones, Head of Unit, Hazard I

This webinar introduces the latest IUCLID 6 version (5.15.0) released on 28 April 2021.

IUCLID is updated twice a year. This April service release contains the remaining features of the web interface to be implemented: User and Report management, as well as a number of configurations to support users preparing dossiers for EU REACH, CLP, Plant Protection Products (PPP) and the Waste Framework Directive (SCIP).

In this webinar, we will focus on presenting the latest IUCLID web interface features and improvements, and how IUCLID has been configured in particular to support PPP users. In addition, we will have a segment on how the web interface can be best utilised by EU REACH users.

Questions and answers from the event.

• More about IUCLID

ECHA has published its proposal to restrict the use of lead in ammunition for hunting and outdoor sports shooting as well as in fishing.

A six-month consultation was launched on 24 March 2021.

This information session introduces the REACH restriction process, describes the proposed restriction on lead in outdoor shooting and fishing and explains how to submit comments to the consultation.  

Questions and answers from the event.

Further information:

• Have your say on proposed restriction of lead in outdoor shooting, hunting and fishing, 24 March 2021
• Towards sustainable outdoor shooting and fishing – ECHA proposes restrictions on lead use, 3 February 2021
• Hot topics: lead in shot, bullets and fishing weights
   

Agenda

Presentations

• All slides into one [PDF] - Mark Blainey, Christiaan Logtmeijer, Peter Simpson

• You are new to dossier preparation
• Your dossier is failing validation rules
• You need to make an update to your notification  

Presentations

• All slides in one [PDF] - Heidi Rasikari, Daniele Ape, Claudia Rimondo

This webinar focuses on new functionalities implemented in the latest version of REACH-IT (v3.9):

• New section on the co-registrants page with contact details of submitters of (robust) study summaries for data sharing purposes. The page also includes whether the (robust) study summaries have been submitted less or more than 12 years earlier
• New section on the joint submission page with information on ongoing and past dossier evaluations concerning any of the joint submission’s members 

It also offers a summary of the main features of REACH-IT since 2020 and what to expect in 2021.

Questions and answers from the event.

Programme

Presentations

• All slides in one [PDF] - Eduardo López, Tuomas Aitasalo, Reka Vataja

French authorities propose to restrict PAHs, furans, dioxins, formaldehyde and PCBs in single-use baby diapers. The aim is to minimise health risks associated with wearing single-use diapers for children and infants under the age of three.

A consultation on the proposal was launched on 21 December and will end on 21 June 2021.

This info session gives an update on the proposed restriction, explains the specific questions posed in the consultation and clarifies how to submit comments.

Questions and answers from the event.

Programme

This webinar describes the new functionalities of Chesar 3.6, focusing on the implementation of a set of harmonised conditions of use for workers’ assessments. These conditions of use are the result of a mapping exercise with the owners of the most used workers’ assessment tools (i.e. ECETOC TRA, ART, Stoffenmanager, MEASE and EMKG-expo-tool).

Webinar Q&A

Programme

This webinar is dedicated to IUCLID users preparing the biocides submissions. It introduces a new dossier type for the Technical Equivalence and guides you through the format changes and improvement related to biocides, implemented in IUCLID 6.5 published on 28th of October 2020. The webinar provides also an update on the report generator for biocides as well as the plans for 2021. The webinar is an extension of IUCLID October 2020 release webinar on 11th November.

• More about IUCLID 
• Questions and answers [PDF]

This webinar helps you to get ready for preparing and submitting a SCIP notification.

You will get a demo of how to create and submit a notification and learn the tools that can be used to refer to information already successfully submitted to the SCIP database.

More about SCIP

Date: 19 Nov 2020
Time: 11:00 – 15:00 Helsinki Time (EET, GMT+2)

Agenda

Watch our pre-recorded webinar where we present the scope of the latest IUCLID version (6.5) published on 28 October 2020.

IUCLID is updated twice a year. This October release reflects the latest EU, OECD and other format changes as well as an important milestone in the transition to the web user interface. During the webinar we will also provide some information about the update of IUCLID in the ECHA Cloud Services.

The web interface now contains almost all the features needed to perform advanced management of IUCLID data. We will introduce the latest features of the web interface such as:

• (advanced) Printing of dossiers
• (advanced) Import settings
• Navigation tree for datasets
• Dossiers search
• View of inbound references
• Bulk export and deletion of entities

• Questions and answers [PDF]

This webinar gives you the latest information and updates, helps you troubleshoot common IT problems, and presents the support material you need ahead of the upcoming compliance date.

We will cover new IT tool features resulting from changes in Annex VIII, and explain how to avoid common reasons for dossier failure. Our experts will be on standby to answer regulatory questions and to support you with any issues in preparing or submitting your notification.

The webinar will be published on our home page on 4 November at 11:00 Helsinki Time (EET, GMT +2).

No registration is required.

Agenda

• Webinar Q&A [PDF]

Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Denmark are working on a REACH restriction proposal to limit the risks to the environment and human health from the manufacture and use of all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). A call for evidence was held during the summer of 2020.

Join the webinar to learn about the REACH restriction process and status of the proposed PFAS restriction.

The webinar will be published on our home page on 29 October at 13:30 CET, GMT +1 together with instructions for joining a live Q&A session where experts from the 5 Member States will be answering your questions until 15:30. Join the Sli.do Q&A session  or by going to slido.com and entering the event code: pfas2020

Five European states call for evidence on broad PFAS restriction - ECHA news release, 11 May 2020

More on PFAS

• Presentations (All slides in one) [PDF]
• Questions and answers [PDF]

Date: 29 October 2020

Time: 13:30–15:30 CET, GMT+1

Agenda

This webinar is for you if you work or plan to work with an application for product authorisation for a biocidal product family.

The aim of the webinar is to give you an overview of the state of play on biocidal product families in the EU. You will also hear about practical experience gained by a national authority and industry on the revised biocidal product family concept.

You can watch the webinar here or directly on our home page on the day of the event at 11:00 Helsinki time (EEST, GMT +3).

A live online Q&A session will take place when the webinar is published until 13:00 (GMT +3). You can join it here.

Agenda

Biocidal product families

Questions and answers

If you are planning to export hazardous chemicals outside the EU, you will most likely have to comply with the PIC Regulation. It covers for example industrial chemicals, pesticides, or biocides that are banned or severely restricted within the EU.

The webinar explains the scope and main requirements of the PIC Regulation. You will learn how to notify your exports and the conditions that require explicit consent from the importing countries. You will also learn how to report your imports and exports.

The webinar will be published on our home page on the day of the event at 11:00 Helsinki Time (EEST, GMT +3). No registration is required.

At the same time, we will open a live Q&A session through Slido where we will be answering your questions until 15:00 Helsinki Time.

You can join the Q&A directly or by going to slido.com and entering the event code: pic2020.

Webinar Q&A

Agenda

Understanding PIC

Join this webinar to learn about the steps you need to take to make sure your company size has been declared correctly to avoid unnecessary fees.

What you can expect:

• Learn about the SME definition
• Learn how to assess your company size
• Examples of ownership structures and calculations
• Key messages and tips
   

Watch our pre-recorded webinar where we present the scope of the latest IUCLID version published on 29 of April.

IUCLID is updated twice a year. The October release introduces new format changes and the April release is dedicated to improvements and bug fixes.

The new version finalises the management of IUCLID inventories together with literature references, contacts and categories.

This webinar presents the new navigation tree for dossiers, advanced search for mixtures, substance and article datasets as well as bulk copying of documents.

The webinar will be published on our home page on the day of the event at 10:00 Helsinki Time (EEST, GMT +3). At the same time, we will open a live Q&A session through Slido where we will be answering your questions until 17:00 Helsinki Time.

You can join the Q&A directly or by going to slido.com and entering the event code: iuclidapril2020.

Germany has prepared a restriction proposal on Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) related substances. A 6 month consultation started on 25 March.

PFHxAs are very versatile and have been used in various sectors such as clothing, polymers and fire extinguishing agents. Their persistent and mobile properties make the control of emissions and exposure difficult, and they can cause adverse effects to our health and the environment.

This info session gives an update on the proposed restriction, clarifies its scope and how to prepare and submit comments in the consultation.

Webinar Q&A

This webinar describes the state of play of the SCIP database, following the launch of its prototype in February. Join our webinar for a demo of how to create and submit a SCIP notification and use the opportunity to ask questions from our experts.

SCIP is a database for information on substances of concern in articles as such or in complex objects (products) established under the Waste Framework Directive.

Companies supplying articles containing substances of very high concern (SVHCs) on the Candidate List in a concentration above 0.1% weight by weight (w/w) on the EU market have to submit information on these articles to ECHA, as of 5 January 2021.

Webinar Q&A

EUCLEF will be launched in March. It is a new service from ECHA that puts 40 pieces of EU chemicals legislation at your fingertips, enabling you to find out how your substances are regulated in the EU and what legal obligations you have.

Join our webinar to get a sneak preview of how the finder works and ask questions from our experts.

• Webinar Q&A
• More about EUCLEF

Updated REACH information requirements for nanoforms of substances apply as of 1 January 2020. Beyond this date, companies must have a registration compliant with these requirements to manufacture or import nanoforms of substances that fall within the scope of REACH.

Join our webinar to hear about the registrations received so far, key lessons learnt and best practices. Use the opportunity to ask questions on how to prepare registration dossiers for your nanoforms and get practical advice from our experts for successfully submitting your registration.

Questions and answers

Agenda

Further information

• Companies need to provide more data on nanoforms, News release 24 February 2020
• Watch our previous webinar: Getting ready for revised REACH information requirements for nanomaterials

This webinar gives you an update on the latest and upcoming developments for notifying your hazardous mixtures to poison centres. These include changes to Annex VIII and improvements to our IT tools and available support.

It also gives you the chance to ask questions from our experts on the regulatory and IT aspects of the notification process.

Q&A transcript

Agenda

The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) announced its intention to propose a restriction of PAHs, furans, dioxins, PCBs and formaldehyde in single-use nappies for infants and children.

We will host a call for evidence to support the preparation of the proposal. The call for evidence starts in January 2020 and closes on 31 March 2020.

This information session is intended to clarify the scope of ANSES’ investigation and answer your questions related to the call for evidence. It is open for all, and will be most useful for those planning to provide information for the preparation of the restriction proposal. 

Media are invited to send their enquiries to press [at] echa.europa.eu.

Podcast

Interview with Karine Fiore, Regulatory and Socio-Economic Projects Manager from the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES).

Agenda

To help companies facing difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the completeness checks of chemical safety reports will now only start in October 2020. The remaining changes to the completeness check will take effect on submissions as of 1 May 2020, as previously communicated.

The completeness check includes more explicit rules to ensure that registrants address information requirements for key hazard endpoints and strengthened checks for reporting the substance life cycle. The completeness check will also be extended to cover an area of the registration that was previously not verified – the chemical safety report.

Join our webinar to find out about the upcoming changes and get a head start in preparing your registration for the revised checks.

Use the opportunity to ask questions from our experts.

Webinar questions and answers

Agenda

This webinar gives you the latest information about ECHA’s and industry’s action plans for addressing the lack of compliance of REACH registration dossiers. The webinar is an opportunity for you to learn about the overall context and impact of upcoming changes and how you can prepare.

You will have the chance to ask questions from our experts.

Agenda

Updated REACH Annexes for the nanoforms of substances begin to apply as of 1 January 2020. The updated Annexes introduce new concepts: nanoform and a set of similar nanoforms. The updated REACH Annex VI also defines specific characterisation parameters for the nanoforms of substances.

The first part of this webinar explains what a nanoform is and how to build a set of similar nanoforms. It also explains how to fulfil data requirements for the characterisation of nanoforms. The second part introduces new IUCLID fields for reporting the characterisation parameters of nanoforms and gives some practical examples on how to use the different fields. You will also have the chance to ask questions from our experts.

Webinar questions and answers

A new IUCLID will be available on 30 October.

Version 6.4.0 takes into account changes to the REACH Regulation, including new data fields for reporting nanoforms as well as the latest amendments (ATPs) to the CLP Regulation.

It also contains new features for the upcoming database on substances of very high concern in articles (SCIP) and supports the needs of several regulatory authorities, in particular the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), and the authorities managing chemicals in Australia and New Zealand.

The web user interface has also been improved with direct navigation to referenced documents in dossiers, advanced printing options and a more compact document view.

Join the webinar to learn more about the new features and use the opportunity to ask questions from our experts.

This webinar introduces how the GreenScreen methodology and tool enable you to compare substances on multiple hazard endpoints and rank them according to four benchmarks. You will hear examples of how companies and authorities use it to find safer alternatives to substances of concern.

You will also have the chance to ask questions from the presenters.

Agenda

EUSES is a tool that enables you to carry out chemical risk assessments.

Join our webinar to learn about the new features of EUSES version 2.2.0. We will cover the new and updated environmental emission scenarios for biocides, the new emission pathway of direct releases to the environment and the new version of the SimpleTreat model (4.0).

If you are a company working on environmental risk assessment of biocides, this webinar will be particularly useful for you.

You will have the chance to ask questions from our expert panel.

Agenda

As a follow-up to the proposed restriction on the use of lead in shot in wetlands, ECHA has been requested by the commission to prepare a restriction proposal on the placing on the market and use of lead in ammunition (shot and bullets) and fishing tackle.

This information session is intended to clarify the scope of ECHA’s investigation and answer your questions related to the call for evidence.

The session is intended for stakeholders planning to provide relevant information for the preparation of the restriction proposal. The call for evidence is open until 16 December 2019.

The session is open to all. The maximum capacity is 1 000 participants.

Media are invited to send their enquiries to press [at] echa.europa.eu.

Agenda

Further information:

Q&A from the online information session

This webinar will introduce you to the latest IUCLID web interface improvements and functionalities for biocides submissions. The webinar presents features such as the creation and navigation of a BPR dossier, the comparison tool, and the report generator.

Q&A transcript

A new service release of IUCLID 6 will feature an enhanced and improved web user interface, including the management of reference substances, an improved comparison and validation report, clearer navigation through your dataset’s information, the full report generator, as well as advanced dossier creation and import settings. It also includes a guided dossier approach for Poison Centre Notification (PCN) which allows you to prepare notifications for hazardous mixtures. The guided dossier approach provides a simplified, task-based, approach to dossier creation.

Join this webinar to find out about the changes and use the opportunity to ask questions from our experts.

Webinar Q&A

This online information session will provide an update on the proposed restriction on the placing on the market of intentionally-added microplastics, which was submitted to ECHA’s scientific committees on 11 January 2019. Following the required conformity check, a 6 month public consultation on the proposal started on 20 March. This webinar will introduce the detail of the proposal and clarify the objectives of the public consultation.

The session will also provide an opportunity for our panel of experts to answer any questions on the proposal and how to prepare and submit any comments in the consultation.

Agenda

This online information session gives you the latest information for getting prepared with your notifications to poison centres. We will explain what you need to do step by step to prepare and submit your notifications and also give you the chance to ask questions from our live panel of experts.

Q&A transcript

ECHA poison centres website

A new major version of IUCLID will be made available at the end of October.

IUCLID 6.3 will feature, in addition to the interface you already know, a completely new user interface that runs in a standard web browser, with no need to install any other software. The new interface provides a more streamlined user-experience, whilst still containing the basic IUCLID features needed to prepare a REACH, CLP or BPR dossier.

It also brings changes to the IUCLID format including the latest OECD harmonised templates, specific elements for microorganism datasets and support for European poison centre notifications.

Join this webinar to find out about the changes and use the opportunity to ask questions from our experts.

More about the new IUCLID >>

Recording

As of 1 January 2019, we will start checking the compliance of all relevant dossiers for a given substance and will address decisions to all registrants with non-compliant dossiers. This is a change from the current practice of addressing mainly lead registrants. Similarly, we will address our decisions on testing proposals to those registrants who plan to use a proposed test to fulfill their information requirement.

This information session presented the changes and gave participants the chance to ask questions.

The criteria for identifying endocrine disrupting properties for biocides apply from 7 June. This webinar explains the scope of the criteria and how authorities are using them to assess biocides. We also go through the main advice in the newly published guidance on endocrine disruptors.

Are you preparing to register for the 31 May 2018 REACH deadline? Do you have questions about preparing and submitting your registration dossier? Join our last minute advice, questions and answers session, where you can ask our expert panel about all aspects of registration, from knowing your portfolio and finding your co-registrants to preparing and submitting your registration dossier.

More about REACH 2018

Watch our REACH 2018 webinars

This webinar explains what the unique formula identifier (UFI) is and how it can be used. It also describes available tools and support for generating and using the UFI for hazardous and non-hazardous mixtures. We will give you practical examples of different ways for using the UFI and you have the chance to ask questions from our experts.

More

Webinar Q&A transcript

Agenda

Are you preparing to register for the 31 May 2018 REACH deadline? Do you have questions about preparing and submitting your registration dossier? Join our questions and answers session where you can ask our expert panel about all aspects of registration, from knowing your portfolio and finding your co-registrants to preparing and submitting your registration dossier.

More about REACH 2018 

Watch our REACH 2018 webinars 

Successful substitution requires tools to help you find the most suitable methods for framing your substitution project and analysing available alternatives. They can also support you in finding relevant substance data and partners. This webinar will give you an overview of some of the available tools to help you make the transition to safer chemicals.

ECHA strategy to promote substitution to safer chemicals

More about substitution on the ECHA website

Agenda

This webinar is relevant to any company preparing a REACH registration dossier. It focuses on manual checks performed by ECHA as part of the completeness check and the most common failures. You will receive advice on how to avoid these failures to prepare a registration dossier that can be successfully submitted. You can send your questions to our experts throughout the webinar. Note that we cannot answer questions on specific submissions - you can send those to us using our contact form.

This information session is intended to clarify the scope and answer your questions related to the call for evidence for the possible restriction on intentionally added microplastics in products of any kind.

The session is targeted at stakeholders planning to provide relevant information for the preparation of the restriction proposal. The call for evidence is open until 11 May 2018.

The session is open-to-all. The maximum capacity is 1 000 participants. 

The most frequently asked questions and their answers will be published on this page after the event.

Media are invited to send their enquiries to press [at] echa.europa.eu.

Watch the recording:

Further information

Call for evidence

ECHA to consider restrictions on the use of oxo-plastics and microplastics, ECHA news 17 January 2018

Q&A from the online information session

Join this webinar to get last minute advice on how to successfully submit your REACH registration dossier and take the opportunity to ask questions directly from our experts.

Agenda

Watch all REACH 2018 webinars

Note: Some parts of this webinar are no longer up to date. For the latest information, refer to our more recent webinars on IUCLID.

The webinar covers a feature for SMEs, launched in December 2017 that provides an alternative method for preparing IUCLID dossiers using IUCLID Cloud. This feature, named ‘Guided dossier preparation for REACH 2018’, presents an SME with a series of well-defined tasks to complete based on the type of dossier they intend to submit to us. The guided approach includes task-specific help and links to relevant guidance documents and texts.

In January every year, a number of substances are marked for manual screening by Member States. The selection aims to identify substances that may have hazardous properties and the potential for exposure to us or the environment.

This webinar explains the screening process, its timelines, and the criteria for shortlisting. It also explains how registrants can influence the manual screening process by updating their dossiers and how they can get more information on common screening.

The webinar also gives advice on how registrants should react to informative letters sent by us to all registrants of shortlisted substances.

Programme

Q&A on screening of substances of potential concern >>

This webinar explains the support documentation available for registrants that cover nanoforms in their registration dossier. The main focus is on the registration and read-across of nanoforms, but the main updates for information requirements for human health and the environment will also be covered.

Note: some parts of this webinar are outdated. Specifically related to: registration, characterisation and substance identification. For the most up-to-date advice, refer to the latest webinars and guidance.

This webinar is intended for IUCLID 6 users. It presents the content of the IUCLID 6 update published on 15 November 2017. It builds on feedback received from users after the IUCLID 6 releases and addresses the most frequently asked questions and reported issues.

Programme:

1. Welcome and introduction
2. Information on IUCLID version 6.2
3. Compatibility between IUCLID versions
4. Fee calculator
5. Update on ECHA Cloud Services and IUCLID Cloud
6. Questions and Answers

This webinar explains the communication and notification obligations that EU importers, producers and suppliers of articles may have when their articles contain Candidate List substances. Particular focus is given to complex objects made up of more than one article.

This webinar gives an overview of the harmonisation of information submitted for hazardous mixtures to poison centres in the European Union as of 2020. It is open to all interested parties but particularly relevant for industry and authorities. Participants will get recommendations on how to prepare for new notifications and have the chance to ask questions from our expert panel.

Poison centres >>

This webinar gives an overview of the harmonisation of information submitted for hazardous mixtures to poison centres in the European Union as of 2020. It is open to all interested parties but particularly relevant for industry and authorities. Participants will get recommendations on how to prepare for new notifications and have the chance to ask questions from our expert panel.

Poison centres >>

The webinar is intended for industry to receive an introduction on:

1. ECHA Cloud services and the IUCLID Cloud for SMEs
2. How to subscribe to the cloud and manage your account
3. How to use the cloud and create a dossier

You will have the chance to ask questions from our expert panel.

Welcome to the REACH 2018 Spring School!

During this intensive week, we will be broadcasting all the REACH 2018 phase webinars again with the possibility to ask questions from our experts. In addition, a new webinar: Getting your chemical safety assessment done will take place live from Helsinki on Day 3 of the Spring School, Wednesday 17 May.

Here you can register for the fifth day taking place on Friday 19 May.

During the day, we will broadcast the sixth REACH 2018 webinar and you will have the chance to ask questions.

Agenda:

11:00 - 12:00 Re-run webinar: Submit your registration dossier

12:00 - 15:00 Extended question and answer session on all REACH 2018 phases

Welcome to the REACH 2018 Spring School!

During this intensive week, we will be broadcasting all the REACH 2018 phase webinars again with the possibility to ask questions from our experts. In addition, a new webinar: Getting your chemical safety assessment done will take place live from Helsinki on Day 3 of the Spring School, Wednesday 17 May.

Here you can register for the fourth day taking place on Thursday 18 May.

During the day, we will broadcast the fifth REACH 2018 webinar and you will have the chance to ask questions.

Agenda:

11:00 - 12:30 Re-run webinar: Prepare your registration as a IUCLID dossier

12:30 - 13:30 Extended question and answer session

Welcome to the REACH 2018 Spring School!

During this intensive week, we will be broadcasting all the REACH 2018 phase webinars again with the possibility to ask questions from our experts. In addition, a new webinar: Getting your chemical safety assessment done will take place live from Helsinki on Day 3 of the Spring School, Wednesday 17 May.

Here you can register for the third day taking place on Wednesday 17 May.

During the day, we will broadcast a new webinar on getting your chemical safety assessment done and you will have the chance to ask questions.

Welcome to the REACH 2018 Spring School!

During this intensive week, we will be broadcasting all the REACH 2018 phase webinars again with the possibility to ask questions from our experts. In addition, a new webinar: Getting your chemical safety assessment done will take place live from Helsinki on Day 3 of the Spring School, Wednesday 17 May.

Here you can register for the second day taking place on Tuesday 16 May.

During the day, we will broadcast the third and fourth REACH 2018 webinars and you will have the chance to ask questions.

Agenda:

11:00 - 12:10 Re-run webinar: Get organised with your co-registrants

12:10 - 12:40 Break

12:40 - 14:00 Re-run webinar: Assess hazards and risks

14:00 - 15:30 Extended question and answer session

Welcome to the REACH 2018 Spring School!

During this intensive week, we will be broadcasting all the REACH 2018 phase webinars again with the possibility to ask questions from our experts. In addition, a new webinar: Getting your chemical safety assessment done will take place live from Helsinki on Day 3 of the Spring School, Wednesday 17 May.

Here you can register for the first day taking place on Monday 15 May.

During the day, we will broadcast the first two REACH 2018 webinars and you will have the chance to ask questions.

Agenda:

11:00 - 12:00 Re-run webinar: Know your portfolio and start preparing now

12:00 - 12:30 Break

12:30 - 13:30 Re-run webinar: Find your co-registrants and prepare to work together

13:30 - 15:30 Extended question and answer session

This webinar is intended for users of IUCLID 6 and introduces the content of the IUCLID 6 update published on 28th of April 2017. It also addresses most frequently asked questions and reported issues.

Programme:

• Welcome and introduction
• Information on IUCLID 6 version 1.3:
  • Improvements and fixes for known issues
  • New features (PNEC generator, dossier header re-use)
  • Advanced features of the report generator
• Questions and Answers

This webinar is relevant for any company preparing a REACH registration dossier.

It focusses on experience gained since the revised completeness check was introduced in June 2016. You will also get valuable insight into the manual checks performed by ECHA staff as part of the completeness check.

During the webinar, you can send your questions to our experts. Note that we cannot answer questions on specific submissions - you can send those to us using our contact form.

This webinar is of interest for downstream users and downstream user sector organisations who want to optimise the communication of safe use information in the supply chain.

Participants will learn about the sector use map concept, its benefits, and its implementation.

Downstream users need to ensure they meet the conditions described in the exposure scenarios they receive. It is key that these exposure scenarios reflect the conditions of use in place, where those can be demonstrated to be safe. Exposure scenarios are generated by registrants. Therefore downstream users need to communicate to registrants how their substances are used. Sector use maps are an efficient way of communicating such information to registrants.

Sector use maps avoid the need for bilateral contacts between downstream users and registrants and ensure that downstream users receive realistic and harmonised exposure scenarios, making them easier to process.

Summary of panel Q&A

• Download [PDF]

The webinar presents how H&M and a group of Italian SMEs from the Prato district have organised themselves to replace harmful chemicals from their supply chains. Greenpeace will also present their Detox campaign, the International Chemical Secretariat (ChemSec) will give an overview of their available tools to help companies substitute and the European Textile and Apparel Association (EURATEX) will present their activities in replacing harmful chemicals.

ECHA and Member State Competent Authorities are now in the fourth year of common screening. In late January every year, a number of substances are marked for manual screening by Member States. The selection is based on a set of algorithms to identify substances that may have hazardous properties and have the potential for exposure to humans or the environment.

This webinar explains the screening process, its timelines, and the criteria for short listing. It also explains how registrants can influence the manual screening process by updating their dossiers and how they can obtain more information on common screening.

The webinar also gives advice on how registrants should react to the informative letters sent by ECHA to all registrants of shortlisted substances.

This webinar is intended for users of IUCLID 6. It presents the content of the IUCLID 6 update published on 31st of January 2017. It builds on feedback received from users after previous IUCLID 6 releases and addresses the most frequently asked questions and reported issues.

Programme:

• Welcome and introduction
• Information on IUCLID 6 version 1.2
  • Fixes for known issues
  • New features (DNEL generator, hyperlinks, IUCLID Public API)
• Advanced feature of the Report generator
• Tips for registrants
• Questions and Answers

So, your IUCLID dossier is ready, what now? This webinar will show you how easy it is to navigate around REACH-IT and submit your dossier to ECHA. We will also explain and guide you through some of the most important new features of REACH-IT such as identifying the ‘tasks’ assigned to you and how to act on them, using the joint submission page, as well as how to manage and change your company information.

This is the fifth webinar in a series focusing on practical advice to successfully register by the REACH 2018 registration deadline of 31 May 2018.

If you are registering a substance for the first time and want to know how to use IUCLID to create a registration dossier, then this webinar is for you.

We will guide you through the different steps that are needed to successfully create a complete registration dossier in IUCLID. The webinar will cover topics ranging from the installation of the IUCLID 6 application to the creation of a IUCLID 6 registration dossier, including the verification that all required information has been filled-in, using the embedded validation assistant. You will also learn how, under certain conditions, a registration dossier for a member of a joint submission can be created online.

The webinar focuses on the standard information requirements for REACH registration, including the following endpoints:

• Skin corrosion and irritation
• Serious eye damage and eye irritation
• Skin sensitisation
• Acute toxicity

The webinar explains recent developments in alternative methods and approaches to address these endpoints, including their recent REACH Annex revisions.

The first part of the webinar will focus on information requirements and test methods. The second part gives practical examples on what to do in different situations, depending on the available data.

The webinar is aimed at registrants preparing for REACH registration. Some of the webinar content requires basic knowledge on toxicology and risk assessment and may be complex for a layman audience.

• Registration

This webinar is intended for more advanced users of IUCLID 6. It builds on feedback received from users after the IUCLID 6 release and addresses the most frequently asked questions and issues. We will also inform you about upcoming IUCLID service releases. We will conclude the webinar with a live Q&A session where our panellists reply to your questions.

This webinar gives an overview of some of the key changes implemented in R4BP 3 in October 2016.

It highlights the new possibilities introduced with the extended same biocidal products application process and the new family SPC concept. A description of the new same biocidal product process and a step-by-step demo will provide further insight on the IT implementation. 

The webinar is of interest to those companies who would like to take advantage of the new possibilities for the submission of same biocidal products applications and those interested in submitting a biocidal product family application – instead of applying for individual product authorisations.

The content of this webinar is highly technical and previous knowledge of the Biocidal Product Regulation and its tools is recommended.

This is the fourth webinar in a series focusing on practical information to successfully register by the deadline of 31 May 2018.

If you are registering a substance for the first time and you do not know what information you need to submit, you will find this webinar particularly useful.

The webinar will give you an understanding of the type of data you need to collect for the tonnage you want to register. It will also highlight what you should do before generating new data for your substance. Finally, it will give an overview of how to fill in the data gaps, and how the other co-registrants are involved in this common activity.

The webinar will also include a Q&A session where we will respond to your questions. 

Registration link

The webinar introduces you to the new version of the Chemical Safety Assessment and Reporting tool, Chesar 3.0. It is mainly targeted to those who are not yet familiar with the tool but it is also useful for those who want to learn more about the changes between Chesar 2.0 and Chesar 3.0.

To be able to follow this webinar you are expected to know the basics of chemical safety assessment.

The webinar will last 3 hours (from 10 a.m to 13 p.m), followed by a 1 hour break. After the break, we will continue with a question and answer session for up to 2 hours (14 p.m. to 16 p.m.).

Chesar website: https://chesar.echa.europa.eu/

Use maps provide a harmonised way of describing how downstream users use chemicals. Registrants can use this information as input to their chemical safety assessment. They can then provide relevant and realistic conditions for safe use to downstream users in the exposure scenarios that are annexed to the Safety Data Sheet.

This webinar is of interest for downstream user sector organisations and others who are interested in generating sector use maps. It is also relevant for registrants, who want to incorporate the information in dossiers and for downstream users who want to check that their use is covered. Participants will be guided through the use map formats and learn how the concept works in practice.

Webinar registration link

Questions and answers

• Download [PDF]

This webinar is intended for advanced users of IUCLID.

It will cover server administration for multiple users, new user management features including ‘Instance Based Security' (IBS), merging several IUCLID 5 installations into one IUCLID 6 database and tips for migrating your data. Presentations will be followed by a question and answer session.

ECHA and Member State Competent Authorities are now in the third year of common screening. In late January every year approximately 200-300 substances are earmarked for manual screening by Member State experts based on an extensive set of algorithms to identify substances that may pose risk to human health or the environment. The short listed substances are grouped in terms of both the suspected hazardous properties and also the REACH/CLP regulatory process that may be the optimal next step. ECHA has recently written to nearly 1 500 companies informing them that their registration dossiers may soon be manually examined by Member State experts to confirm the need for further regulatory action. This webinar will explain the screening process, its timelines, and the criteria for short listing. The webinar will also explain how registrants can influence the manual screening process by updating their dossiers and how they could obtain more information on common screening.

The questions and answers from the webinar are available here.

This webinar focuses on identifying and sharing best practice on how to provide information on alternatives. The webinar will also inform how the consultations in applications for authorisation work in general.  The webinar is based on lessons learned from over 50 consultations carried out so far. It also gives an opportunity for ECHA to get feedback to further develop the consultation process.

The webinar will consist of a presentation from ECHA followed by a panel discussion with Frida Hök from the International Chemical Secretariat (Chemsec), Hugo Waeterschoot from the European Association of the Metals Industry (Eurometaux), Jan Ahlskog from Finsbury International Policy & Regulatory Advisers (FIPRA) and Julius Waller from EPPA.

This is the second webinar of a series focusing on practical information to successfully register by the deadline of 31 May 2018.

If your company does not have previous experience of registering chemicals under the REACH Regulation, you will find this webinar particularly useful. It gives you an understanding of how to retrieve your pre-registrations in REACH-IT and to check if your substance has been already registered. You can then find useful information on how to find the lead registrant or your co-registrants with whom you will need to work together to register jointly. You can also get tips on how to start the work and prepare for being in a substance information exchange forum (SIEF).

Finally, the webinar includes a Q&A session where we addressed outstanding issues related to the topic.

The webinar aims to update downstream users on recent activities that will help them use chemicals safely and fulfil their duties under REACH. The topics will include how downstream users can benefit from the latest work done to improve the information in the supply chain, how to prepare a downstream user chemical safety report and how to notify ECHA on authorised uses. The event will highlight the support that is available to support downstream users.

Replacing hazardous chemicals with safer alternatives can bring substantial benefits to the company, the environment and the health of workers and consumers – all good reasons to substitute them. An additional driver comes from the chemicals legislation. Companies using substances that have been identified as SVHCs under REACH, have to decide whether to apply for a permission to continue using these toxic substances for a limited period of time or to substitute them with safer alternatives.

ECHA and a group of accredited stakeholder organisations have organised a series of webinars aiming to inspire companies to substitute hazardous chemicals and explain how it can be done. All webinars include examples of real life substitution projects. This was the first webinar in the series.

This is the first webinar of a series focusing on practical information to successfully register by the deadline of 31 May 2018.

The webinar aims to give information to companies that do not have previous experience of registering chemicals under the REACH Regulation. It will give you a basic understanding of which substances in your portfolio need to be registered before the 2018 deadline, the required information and the main costs that need to be budgeted for that purpose. You will also get a clear indication on how to move forward and where to find further information.

Finally, the webinar will include a Q&A session where we will address any outstanding issues related to the topic.

The webinar provides an introduction to the OECD QSAR Toolbox and its functionalities. Two examples cover endpoints which will be relevant for the third REACH registration deadline in 2018 (e.g. skin sensitisation, aquatic toxicity). The Toolbox is the most comprehensive, widely recognised and freely available platform for data gap filling in regulatory hazard assessment, while avoiding tests. It is used for grouping chemicals into categories, identifying and filling (eco-)toxicological data gaps for the hazard assessment of chemicals. The Toolbox is also very useful for screening and prioritising inventories.

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.

The webinar provides an overview of the ePIC tool used by industry to meet their obligations under the Prior Informed Consent Regulation. It will cover basic aspects of the tool such as the interface, buttons, search functions and other features.

Article 95 of the Biocidal Products Regulation is one of the last articles of the regulation but it is the starting point for companies to keep their biocidal products on the market. This webinar is intended to give an overview of the status of the preliminary list published by ECHA, on the data requirements and evaluation principles for the submitted dossiers and on the regulatory aspects.

Note: some of the presentations for this webinar have changed. Please refer to the PDF documents for the latest information.