News

SCIP database will improve transparency on hazardous substances in articles

The information requirements for the upcoming database on articles containing Candidate List substances (SVHCs) are now published. Companies will need to submit information to the database from 5 January 2021 onwards.

News release | SCIP database | Information requirements

REACH

Revised format for scientific committees’ opinions on applications for authorisation

We have updated the format used by our scientific Committees for Risk Assessment and Socio-economic Analysis to document their opinions on applications for authorisation. The revision takes the recommendations of the REACH Review, the General Court’s judgment on the lead chromates authorisation and criticism of some stakeholders into account. It is, therefore, an important step for improving the authorisation process. We will use this format in all our future opinions.

We are also working on an update on the format for companies’ applications for authorisation.

Reporting format for the RAC and SEAC opinions | Applications for authorisation

Committees’ opinion on one application for authorisation available

The consolidated opinions of the Committees for Risk Assessment and Socio-economic Analysis for two uses of chromium trioxide (EC 215-607-8, CAS 1333-82-0) by ThyssenKrupp Rasselstein GmbH are available on our website.

Use 1 | Use 2

Webinar: GreenScreen – an effective tool and methodology to compare chemical hazards and identify safer alternatives

28 October 2019, 16:00 – 18:00 Helsinki Time (EET, GMT +2)

Join our webinar introducing 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.

Register | GreenScreen

CLP

New proposal to harmonise classification and labelling

One proposal to harmonise the classification and labelling was submitted for:

diuron (ISO); 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea (EC 206-354-4, CAS 330-54-1) by Germany.

Registry of CLH intentions

Biocides

Webinar: New features of EUSES 2.2.0

17 October 2019, 11:00 – 13:00 Helsinki Time (EET, GMT +2)

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.

Register

Supply chain communication

Do you give presentations on REACH, CLP and downstream users?

Five presentations describing how REACH and CLP affect downstream users of chemicals have been updated. With graphics and speaking notes, they are suitable for managers, workers, occupational health and safety professionals, industry groups and authorities. Select the slides to match your talk and adapt them as necessary to suit your audiences.

Presentations for downstream users

ECHA

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New contribution from the European Commission's Joint Research Centre

We invite stakeholders to contribute articles on their work and priorities related to chemicals in our everyday life in a new initiative that we call the Guest Corner.

Check the latest contribution where Federica Madia from the Joint Research Centre of the Commission, argues for a holistic approach to chemicals safety assessment that keeps pace with a changing environment and takes the prevalence of different cancers into account.

Chemicals in our life - Guest corner