Europe Day, held on 9 May every year, celebrates peace and unity in Europe. It marks the anniversary of the 1950 ‘Schuman declaration’.
Today, we can celebrate many things in the EU – including that thousands of citizens are now more aware of the benefits and risks of chemicals present in their everyday lives. Join them by visiting our Chemicals in our life website.
REACH-IT will be closed from Monday 4 June 00:00 (EEST, GMT+3) until Tuesday 5 June 10:00 (EEST, GMT+3). During this time you will not be able to access REACH-IT.
Biocides IT tools unavailable from 21 to 23 May
The biocides submission tool R4BP 3 and the summary of product characteristics editor, SPC editor for creating summaries will be unavailable between 21 May and noon (Helsinki time) 23 May to prepare for an update of the tools. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
New terms added to ECHA-term
45 new terms and their definitions can now be found in ECHA-term in 23 EU languages. The new terms come from:
the Practical guide for SME managers and REACH coordinators;
IUCLID material; and
the best practices document on how to prepare registration dossiers that cover nanoforms.
ECHA-term is a multilingual terminology database supporting your work in 23 EU languages. You can look up terms and their definitions in different languages as well as download them free of charge.
Are you a member registrant? Create your dossier online with REACH-IT
If you are a member registrant (not the lead registrant) and want to register a dossier with only one substance composition, the easiest way is to use REACH-IT.
Familiarise yourself with the conditions for creating a dossier online and with the minimum information you need to provide. Watch our new tutorial for step-by-step instructions for creating your dossier online using REACH-IT.
New advice for making changes to joint submissions
After a joint submission has already been created in REACH-IT, it is sometimes necessary to make changes, to correct mistakes or to adapt to a new situation. The lead registrants can make some modifications themselves, but some have to be made by ECHA. Our new web page lists six scenarios, including lead role verification, in which you need to request a change by contacting ECHA.
Call for expressions of interest: stakeholder workshop on microplastic particles
ECHA will hold a workshop on 30 and 31 May 2018 for invited participants to discuss the outcome of the call for evidence held to support ECHA's investigation into a possible restriction on the intentional use of microplastic particles in consumer and professional products. The workshop will discuss how the information provided should be taken forward by ECHA.
Interested parties are invited to submit their expressions of interest to join the workshop. This will be considered alongside the comments made by the party in the call for evidence.
The call is open until 11 May 2018, 23:59 (Helsinki time).
Calls for evidence: restrictions of microplastics and oxo-degradable plastics
The deadline of the call for evidence on the use of intentionally added microplastic particles in products of any kind is approaching. Provide comments by 11 May 2018.
Additionally, the deadline for the ongoing call for evidence on oxo-degradable plastics has been extended until 31 May 2018, 23:59 (Helsinki time).
Guide on substance evaluation – translations published
The practical guide “How to act in substance evaluation” is now available in 23 languages. It describes how authorities evaluate substances and explains the registrants’ obligations. The guide also addresses data sharing and communication between registrants of the same substance.
Summary of 2017 Evaluation report: translations published
The summary and recommendations of ECHA’s annual progress report on evaluation under REACH have been published in 23 languages. The recommendations help new and existing registrants to comply with REACH requirements and improve the quality of their dossier.
Consultation on harmonised classification and labelling
ECHA is looking for comments on the harmonised classification and labelling proposals for (RS)-1-{1-ethyl-4-[4-mesyl-3-(2-methoxyethoxy)-o-toluoyl]pyrazol-5-yloxy}ethyl methyl carbonate; tolpyralate (EC -; CAS 1101132-67-5). It is an active substance used in plant protection products as an herbicide. It has no existing harmonised classification and labelling in Annex VI to CLP. Comments are invited on physical hazards (explosive, flammable solid, self-heating substances, oxidising solids, corrosive to metal) and on human health and environment hazard classes except aspiration hazard and hazardous to the ozone layer.
The deadline for comments is 2 July 2018, 23:59 (Helsinki time).
The Board of Appeal has published an announcement concerning cases A-003-2018, A-004-2018 and A-005-2018. These appeals, which have been joined by the Board of Appeal, concern three substance evaluation decisions.
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