ECHA and Eurometaux agree on Framework for Cooperation
ECHA’s Executive Director Bjorn Hansen and Eurometaux’s Guy Thiran have signed the Metals and Inorganics Sectorial Approach (MISA) agreement providing a cooperation framework for improving the data in the registration dossiers for these substances and advancing technical and scientific issues related to metal compounds and inorganic substances.
The report, commissioned by ECHA, aims to improve the interpretation of non-extractable residues in the persistence assessment of substances. It reviews the state-of-science on their role in degradation assessment in soil, sediment and water with suspended solids. The report will be used as background for the persistence assessment of substances under REACH and the Biocidal Products Regulation.
Video: Prepare your chemical safety report and keep it up to date beyond the registration deadline
Watch our latest animation that shows what you need to consider to properly assess the safety of your chemicals and where you can find more information.
Review of request for additional derogation from REACH restriction on PFOA, its salts and PFOA-related substances
ECHA has submitted a report describing its assessment of a request to include an additional derogation within Entry 68 of Annex XVII to REACH to allow the import and use of perfluorooctyl bromide (PFOB) (EC 207-028-4, CAS 423-55-2)for producing pharmaceutical products for treating pulmonary diseases. PFOB contains a perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) (EC -, CAS -) related substance as an impurity. The request was made to the Commission by AstraZeneca. The report is available for public consultation until 20 August 2018.
Guide for European product categorisation system published
A new European product categorisation system (EuPCS) practical guide for industry has been published. The EuPCS is used to describe the intended use of a mixture for which a submission has to be made according to Article 45 and Annex VIII to the CLP Regulation.
The guide lists the product categories and explains the principles of the EuPCS.
Biocidal Products Committee concludes on a Union authorisation for disinfectants
The Committee supported the approval of DBNPA (EC 233-539-7, CAS 10222-01-2) for use as a disinfectant. It also concluded on one application for Union authorisation.
Since the launch of the use maps library in 2016, 10 industry sectors have published their use map files. On 1 June 2018, the library contained 84 files and more than
26 000 downloads had taken place.
The use maps published in Chesar format have generated significant interest among users (1 355 downloads out of the 26 000), despite their much more recent publication.
The majority of those using the library are based in the EU countries, but the web page is also being regularly consulted by users based in the US, India, Japan and China.
Workshop on EUSES update needs: report and presentations available
The presentations, recordings and proceedings of the workshop held in Brussels from 4 to 5 June 2018 are now online. The workshop aimed to review the state of the EUSES tool regarding environmental exposure assessment of chemical substances and to find out how a future update of EUSES could best support the regulatory assessment under REACH and the Biocidal Products Regulation.
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