ECHA Weekly - 19 April 2023

Watch our webinar on ECHA's new public data availability system

The recording and presentations from our webinar introducing upcoming changes to our chemicals database are now available. Answers to questions received during the event will be published soon. 

REACH

New restriction intention submitted

Germany submitted an intention to restrict the manufacture, placing on the market and use of 1,4-dioxane (EC 204-661-8; CAS 123-91-1) in surfactants on 19 April 2023. The restriction proposal will be submitted on 12 April 2024.

A call for evidence organised by Germany will open on Thursday 20 April 2023 and close on 20 June 2023.

REACH Committee meeting in April

The next meeting of the European Commission’s REACH Committee will take place on 26-27 April 2023. The meeting documents are available on Commission’s website.

Assessment of regulatory needs reports published

CLP

New intention and proposals to harmonise classification and labelling

Biocides

List of notifications to Review Programme updated

An updated list of substance and product-type combinations notified to Review Programme is now available. It includes the names of the notifying companies to help you collaborate when submitting an application for active substance approval. This can help you avoid unnecessary testing on animals.

Member States' plans to submit assessment reports

We have published a table with an overview of dates when evaluating competent authorities are planning to submit assessment reports for biocidal active substance approvals or renewals. The Biocidal Products Committee assesses these reports in their opinion-forming. The table will be updated regularly.

Commission decisions on Union authorisations

Occupational Exposure Limits

Consultation on nitrosamines

We are looking for comments on the scientific report for occupational exposure limits on nitrosamines.

The deadline is 16 June 2023.

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