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REACH

Authorisation List updated

The European Commission has added 11 new substances to the Authorisation List. It contains now 54 substances in total.

Consultations launched for applications for authorisation

ECHA is looking for comments on alternative substances or technologies on eight applications for authorisation covering 10 uses of 4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol, ethoxylated (EC-, CAS-). It is used to produce various medical devices and medicinal/biopharmaceuticals.

The deadline for comments is 8 April 2020 (23:59 Helsinki time).

Applications for authorisation - current consultations

New version 4.4 of the OECD QSAR Toolbox available now

This new version offers a simplified user interface for new users to the Toolbox. Data, profiler and metabolic results, as well as potential analogues for a chemical of interest can be retrieved and exported with just oneclick. Furthermore, the new Toolbox Repository allows third parties to develop their own extensions and make them available to the whole Toolbox community. The Toolbox is a free software application developed by ECHA and the OECD that supports reproducible and transparent chemical hazard assessment.

Download new version of the QSAR Toolbox here | Read more

CLP

Consultation on harmonised classification and labelling

The proposal for the harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) of N-(5-chloro-2-isopropylbenzyl)-N-cyclopropyl-3-(difluoromethyl)-5-fluoro-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide; isoflucypram (EC -, CAS 1255734-28-1) was submitted by the United Kingdom and subject to a consultation, which ended on 26 July 2019. As, in the meantime, new studies have been made available, ECHA is looking for comments related to the modes of action data to investigate liver and thyroid effects observed in studies.

The deadline for comments is 20 February 2020.

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New proposals and intentions to harmonise classification and labelling

Four new proposals to harmonise classification and labelling have been submitted for:

dimethyl propylphosphonate (EC 242-555-3, CAS 18755-43-6),
nitroethane (EC 201-188-9, CAS 79-24-3),
1-nitropropane (EC 203-544-9, CAS 108-03-2), and
nitromethane (EC 200-876-6, CAS 75-52-5).

New intentions have also been received for:

2,2'-ethylenedioxydiethyl dimethacrylate (EC 203-652-6, CAS 109-16-0),
3,6,9-trioxaundecamethylene dimethacrylate (EC 203-653-1, CAS 109-17-1),
7,7,9(or 7,9,9)-trimethyl-4,13-dioxo-3,14-dioxa-5,12-diazahexadecane-1,16-diyl bismethacrylate (EC 276-957-5, CAS 72869-86-4),
tetramethylene dimethacrylate (EC 218-218-1, CAS 2082-81-7),
glyoxal (EC 203-474-9, CAS 107-22-2), and
hexyl salicylate (EC 228-408-6, CAS 6259-76-3).

Registry of CLH intentions

Poison centres webinar recording available

If you missed today’s webinar, watch the recording to get an update on the latest developments, including changes to Annex VIII to CLP and improvements to our IT tools and support.

Watch the recording | Poison Centre Notifications 2020 – where are we now?

Biocides

Action plan agreed to speed up the Biocides Review Programme

ECHA, national authorities and the European Commission have agreed on an action plan to speed up the reviewing of active biocidal substances. The Review Programme of existing active substances should be completed by the end of 2024. So far, almost 250 active substance and product-type combinations have been evaluated from more than 700. The Review Programme aims to achieve a high level of safety for citizens and the environment and a level playing field for companies.

Review programme

Waste

Webinar: Introducing the SCIP database prototype

17 March 2020 11:00 - 13:00 Helsinki time

Join our webinar to learn how to create and submit a SCIP notification and to ask questions from our experts.

SCIP is a database 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 on the EU market need to submit information to it as of 5 January 2021.

Register | SCIP database

Board of Appeal

Procedural decision adopted

The Board of Appeal (BoA) has adopted a procedural decision clarifying that interveners in an appeal cannot make an application for rectification of a BoA decision under Article 26 of the BoA’s Rules of Procedure.

Decision

ECHA news

ECHA’s Work Programme for 2020 published

Take a look at our strategic priorities and work areas. Our programming document includes our 2020 Work Programme and our Multiannual Work Programme for 2020-2023.

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