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Safer chemicals conference – material online

Did you miss our conference last week? You can now find all the material online. Watch what was said about submitting notifications for poison centres, new compliance actions, microplastics and safe use in the supply chain.

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REACH

20 new testing proposals consultations open

ECHA has launched 20 new public consultations on testing proposals. The deadline for comments is 11 July 2019.

There are currently 36 open public consultations on testing proposals.

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New intention to identify a substance of very high concern

A new intention has been received for diisohexyl phthalate (EC 276-090-2, CAS 71850-09-4).

Registry of SVHC intentions until outcome

Authorisations granted for uses of bis(2-methoxyethyl) ether (diglyme)

The European Commission has granted authorisations for bis(2-methoxyethyl) ether (diglyme) (EC 203-924-4, CAS 111-96-6) for one use to Roche Diagnostics GmbH and one use to Life Technologies AS with a review period expiring on 22 August 2029.

CLP

Public consultation on harmonised classification and labelling

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

A group entry for 2-ethylhexanoic acid and its salts except those specified elsewhere in the annex to the dossier. The aim is to add relevant salts to the existing entry in Annex VI to CLP for 2-ethylhexanoic acid (EC 205-743-6, CAS 149-57-5), to remove EC and CAS numbers from the existing entry and to assign a classification for reproductive toxicity to the group entry.
Isoflucypram; N-(5-chloro-2-isopropylbenzyl)-N-cyclopropyl-3-(difluoromethyl)-5-fluoro-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide (EC -, CAS 1255734-28-1).

The deadline for comments is 26 July 2019.

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Targeted public consultation on harmonised classification and labelling

The proposal for the harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) of clomazone (ISO); 2-(2-chlorobenzyl)-4,4-dimethyl-1,2-oxazolidin-3-one (EC 617-258-0, CAS 81777-89-1), submitted by Denmark, was subject to a public consultation, which ended on 8 February 2019.

During the main consultation, industry provided new study reports, the findings of which may potentially impact the classification proposal for reproductive toxicity. All interested parties are invited to submit comments in direct relation to the subject of the targeted consultation by 10 June 2019.

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New proposals and an intention to harmonise classification and labelling

An intention to harmonise the classification and labelling has been received for N-1-naphthylaniline (EC 201-983-0, CAS 90-30-2).

Three proposals have been submitted for:

Dibutyltin bis(2-ethylhexanoate) (EC 220-481-2, CAS 2781-10-4);
Reaction mass of 3-(difluoromethyl)-1-methyl-N-[(1RS,4SR,9RS)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-9-isopropyl-1,4-methanonaphthalen-5-yl]pyrazole-4-carboxamide and of 3-(difluoromethyl)-1-methyl-N-[(1RS,4SR,9SR)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-9-isopropyl-1,4-methanonaphthalen-5-yl]pyrazole-4-carboxamide; isopyrazam (EC 632-619-2, CAS 881685-58-1); and
2-[N-ethyl-4-[(5-nitrothiazol-2-yl)azo]-m-toluidino]ethyl acetate (EC 239-203-6, CAS 15141-18-1).

Registry of CLH intentions

Biocides

New manual available on using and reporting (Q)SARs

A new manual explains how to apply ECHA’s practical guide on (Q)SARs for substances under the Biocidal Products Regulation. The manual complements the practical guide, so you are encouraged to consult both documents. A separate (Q)SAR reporting template is also available.

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Watch our webinar on the new IUCLID web interface for biocides

This video introduces you to the latest improvements and functionalities for biocides submissions. It includes the creation and navigation of a BPR dossier, the comparison tool, and the report generator.

Video and presentations | IUCLID 6 webpage

ECHA

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High-Level Conference "EU Chemicals Policy 2030"

On 27 and 28 June 2019, the European Commission is organising together with the Ministry for Environment and Food of Denmark a high-level conference to discuss recent developments in the EU chemicals policy and future steps and potential developments of the EU chemicals policy.

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