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Glyphosate consultations: over 400 submissions collected

The parallel consultations on glyphosate held by EFSA and ECHA closed on 22 November 2021.

During the two-month consultation, all interested parties had access to scientific evaluations prepared by the competent authorities of France, Hungary, The Netherlands and Sweden – the Assessment Group on Glyphosate (AGG).

A total of 416 submissions were received through the two consultations from within and outside the EU, the majority coming from Argentina. These submissions – some carrying multiple comments – are publicly available and can be found on EFSA's and ECHA's websites.

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REACH

Call for evidence about microplastics pollution

The European Commission is looking for comments on measures to reduce the environmental impact of unintentionally released microplastics. The call for evidence focuses on labelling, standardisation, certification and regulatory measures for the main sources of these plastics.

The deadline for comments is 28 December 2021.

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Authorisations granted under REACH

The European Commission has granted authorisations for 11 uses of
4-(1,1,3,3-Tetra methylbutyl)phenol, ethoxylated (EC -, CAS -) (review period expiry dates in brackets):

1 use by Vetter Pharma-Fertigung GmbH & Co. KG (4 January 2026);
1 use by Nuova Ompi S.r.l. Unipersonale (4 January 2026);
1 use by Abbott Diagnostics GmbH (4 January 2028);
1 use by Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics France (4 January 2031);
1 use by Novo Nordisk A/S (4 January 2033);
2 uses by BioMarin International Limited (4 January 2033);
2 uses by Janssen Vaccines & Prevention B.V. and Janssen Biologics B.V. (4 January 2033); and
2 uses by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG and Boehringer Ingelheim RCV GmbH & Co KG (4 January 2033).

The Commission has also granted an authorisation for one use of chromium trioxide (EC 215-607-8, CAS 1333-82-0) by ThyssenKrupp Electrical Steel GmbH & Thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel UGO S.A.S. (REACH/21/3/0, REACH/21/3/1; 31 December 2029).

Testing proposals

ECHA has 20 new consultations on testing proposals. The deadline for comments is 10 January 2022.

There are 35 open consultations on testing proposals.

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CLP

Consultation on harmonised classification and labelling

ECHA is looking for comments on harmonised classification and labelling proposals for:

pyraclostrobin (ISO); methyl N-(2-{[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-yl]oxymethyl}phenyl) N-methoxy carbamate
(EC -, CAS 175013-18-0); and
copper (EC 231-159-6, CAS 7440-50-8).

The deadline for comments is 28 January 2022.

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New proposals and intentions to harmonise classification and labelling

Three intentions have been received for:

eugenol; 4-allyl-2-methoxyphenol (EC 202-589-1, CAS 97-53-0);
hydrogen peroxide solution ...% (EC 231-765-0, CAS 7722-84-1); and
N-1,3-dimethylbutyl-N'-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (EC 212-344-0, CAS 793-24-8).

A proposal has been submitted for 1-(4-chlorophenyl)-4,4-dimethyl-3-(1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)pentan-3-ol (EC 403-640-2, CAS 107534-96-3).

Registry of CLH intentions until outcome

Biocides

Consultation on non-chemical rodenticides

We are collecting information to help the European Commission and Member States decide whether to renew the authorisation of rodenticides containing anticoagulant active substances. The active substances contained in the anticoagulant rodenticides meet the substitution criteria of the Biocidal Products Regulation.

We are looking for information on non-chemical alternatives to these rodenticides. Send your comments by 31 January 2022.

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