ECHA
Geert Dancet to speak at the ENVI Committee
Next Tuesday, 25 April, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) will hold a public hearing on the “Added benefits of the EU on the environment, public health and food safety”. The aim of the hearing is to highlight the added value of the EU to ensure high environmental standards and a high standard of living for our citizens. ECHA’s Executive Director Geert Dancet will present how ECHA’s work benefits the environment and citizens’ health. The hearing will be web streamed.
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A summary of the results will be published on our website in the near future.
REACH
Intention to restrict D4 and D5 submitted
On 13 April 2017, ECHA submitted an intention on 13 April 2017 that they will prepare a restriction for octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4) and decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5) (EC: 209-136-7; 208-764-9) in personal care products and other consumer/professional products (e.g. dry cleaning, waxes and polishes, washing and cleaning products) in concentrations > 0.1% for submission on 13 April 2018.
Registry of Intentions
CLP
New proposals and intentions to harmonise classification and labelling
A new intention to harmonise classification and labelling was received by Portugal for:
Lavender, Lavandula hybrida, ext. (EC 294-470-6, CAS 91722-69-9).
New proposals to harmonise the classification and labelling have been received by the United Kingdom for:
azoxystrobin (ISO); methyl (2E)-2-(2-{[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-yl]oxy}phenyl)-3-methoxyacrylate (EC -, CAS 131860-33-8).
CLH intentions | Submitted CLH proposals
Downstream users
Communication in the supply chain getting a higher profile
Communication in the supply chain is one of the basic pillars of chemicals legislation. The corresponding page on ECHA’s website has been brought up one level and now works as an entry point for the topic. The page hosts the downstream user section and contains the new interactive infographic which gives information about a range of tools designed to improve communication up and down in the supply chain.
This section of the website will be developed with specific material for different actors in the supply chain and we would like your help. What information would you find useful and what would you like to know more about in your supply chain work? You can give your feedback by email to: downstream_users@echa.europa.eu.
Communication in the supply chain
Events
Completeness check webinar: last chance to register
20 April, 11:00 – 12:00 Helsinki time (EEST, GMT +3)
This Thursday, you can find all you need to know about submitting a complete dossier that will get you your registration number. You will get valuable insight into the manual checks performed by our staff as part of the completeness check together with practical examples.
The webinar is relevant for any company preparing a REACH registration dossier.
Programme and registration
Replacing fluorine in firefighting foams: read our case study
Two innovative companies have replaced fluorine-based foams with safer substances. BIO-EX and Solberg Scandinavian explain how their safer alternatives help the firefighting industry. Read the full case study on our website.
Fighting fire with fluorine-free foams
Stakeholders’ Day IT tool training: recording available
Missed our Stakeholders’ Day IT tool training? You can now watch the full day’s training programme online. The day featured an hour-long workshop “From zero to registration” presenting the REACH 2018 registration phases together with new practical examples and key advice for each phase. The day also provided training on Chesar and a presentation of the new version of the QSAR Toolbox.
The day continued with training on IUCLID and the REACH-IT applications, used for preparing registrations together with a presentation of our plans to release IUCLID as a cloud service.
The training is intended for anyone preparing to register for the REACH 2018 registration deadline.
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Seminar: 10 years of REACH litigation
We invite you to Helsinki on 24 May 2017 for a seminar on REACH litigation – on the occasion of REACH’s 10-year anniversary. Speakers representing the EU’s Court of Justice, General Court, Member States, European Commission, industry associations and ECHA will discuss the trends and impact of European courts’ and ECHA Board of Appeal’s decisions on REACH processes. The event is open to anyone with an interest in REACH and litigation before the European courts.
Event page
Calls for information
Call for evidence on review of lead in jewellery
The Commission asked ECHA to evaluate the current restriction of lead in jewellery by 30 September 2017. ECHA has launched a call for evidence to gather information to inform the review. The call ends on 20 July 2017. The objective of this call for evidence is to gather concrete information on:
- the availability of alternatives to lead or its compounds used in:
- crystal glass;
- internal components of watch timepieces;
- non-synthetic or reconstructed precious and semi-precious stones; and
- enamels.
- analytical methodologies to determine migration of lead from the different materials used in jewellery.
Calls for evidence | Background note
Have a look at the 43 currently open consultations on our home page.
All open consultations
