News

ECHA’s scientific committees support restricting PAHs in granules and mulches

The Committee for Socio-economic Analysis (SEAC) has adopted its final opinion supporting the proposal for restricting eight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) found in granules and mulches used, for example, in synthetic turf pitches and playgrounds.

Press release

REACH

Current calls for comments and evidence - extension of deadline

The call for evidence deadline to gather evidence to re-evaluate certain derogations to entry 63 of Annex XVII of REACH has been extended. Several stakeholders approached ECHA with a request for a week's extension in order to submit more substantial comments. It has now been agreed to extend the current deadline from 19 September 2019 to 26 September 2019.

Current calls for comments and evidence

Workshop on safety data sheets: material and web streaming

Our REACH Review Action 3 workshop from 23 to 24 September 2019 gives safety data sheet authors and risk assessors an opportunity to discuss how the extended safety data sheets, related flows of information and IT tools could be further developed to better meet the needs of different actors in the supply chain.

The workshop programme, pre-reading material and web streaming information are now available.

Event page

CLP

New proposals to harmonise classification and labelling

Two proposals to harmonise classification and labelling were submitted for:

N,N-dimethyl-p-toluidine (EC 202-805-4, CAS 99-97-8) by Germany
Amines, N-C10-16-alkyltrimethylenedi-, reaction products with chloroacetic acid (Ampholyt 20) (EC -, CAS 139734-65-9) by Ireland

Registry of CLH intentions until outcome

Waste

Save the date: SCIP workshop on 12 November 2019

The aim of the workshop is to discuss the practical implementation of ECHA’s upcoming SCIP database on hazardous substances in articles. The event is targeted at the foreseen users of the database (waste operators and organisations representing citizens) and the duty holders: industry who needs to submit data on Candidate List substances (SVHCs) in articles as of January 2021.

The workshop takes place at ECHA and will also be web streamed. The registration page will open soon.

SCIP database news

Supply chain communication

Advice on how to comply with NMP restriction translated

The guideline for industrial users of NMP on how to comply with the restriction requirements is now available in 23 languages.

We ask you to spare a couple of minutes and give your feedback on the content of the guideline through our feedback form.

NMP guideline | Feedback form

ECHA

Have your say about the ECHA Newsletter website

We're considering some changes to the ECHA Newsletter website and would like to get your views on its functionalities and structure. Want to have your say? Use the link below and send us your contact details. We’ll contact you in the near future.

Have your say | ECHA Newsletter

Read the September Newsletter

The September issue of the ECHA Newsletter is online. It gives an update on the status of work done by the Agency to address issues raised in the REACH Review and explains how looking at substances in groups can help to speed up risk management.

Find out the latest on authorisation, restrictions and biocides from our Director for Risk Management, Peter van der Zandt, who joined ECHA in May 2019 and read about the restriction proposal for skin sensitisers in textiles and leather articles.

We also tell you about the recent improvements made to ECHA’s chemicals database and feature a guest column from the Rethink Plastic alliance which calls for action to address the invisible side of plastic pollution.

ECHA Newsletter