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This table contains inquiries by the European Ombudsman concerning ECHA, both related to complaints as well as own-initiative inquiries, which have a broader scope. It shows only closed cases and does not include individual cases related to specific recruitment and selection procedures.
The relevant cases have been classified into four categories:
- Access to documents and dissemination: cases related to requests for access to documents and the dissemination of information;
- Administration: cases related to administrative matters;
- Animal testing: cases related to the avoidance of animal testing;
- ECHA’s scientific decisions: cases relating scientific decisions;
- Own-initiative inquiries: cases related to own-initiative inquiries by the European Ombudsman.
- Procedures: cases related to procedural matters.
Further information
All the available language versions of the European Ombudsman cases, including those which are pending, can be found on the European Ombudsman website
Case number | Parties | Keywords | Main Legal Provisions | Date of the decision |
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1494/2018/PL | Company operating in the chemical industry v ECHA | Meaning of the “natural substance” | Annex V REACH | 08/07/2019 |
1302/2020/JN | Companies operating in the chemical industry v ECHA | Inclusion if a substance on the Candidate list | Art 59(7) and 59(8) REACH | 26/08/2020 |
Related
- Case concerning how the European Chemicals Agency applies rules concerning animal testing (EU Ombudsman case 1606/2013/(FOR)AN)
- Access to documents relating to testing proposal examination (2186/2012/(FOR)AN)
- ECHA's role regarding animal testing (1568/2012/(FOR)AN)
- Compliance checks and ECHA factsheet (1301/2013/(FOR)AN)
- Access to documents and information from registration dossiers (1826/2010/VL
- Information published from registration dossiers (2469/2011/VL)
- Selection procedure and format of CV (2185/2013/EIS)