European Chemicals Agency News
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Webinar on successful classification and labelling notifications
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) are hosting a webinar on classification and labelling (C&L) on 14 December. The webinar will be addressed to all companies with notification obligations and will focus on the main steps necessary to submit successful C&L notifications. The deadline for notifications is midnight (GMT) on 3 January 2011. Further information is available from the ECHA ...
By 3BL Media
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The ECHA Management Board elects a Chair and Deputy Chair
Ms Nina Cromnier was reelected for a second term as the Chair of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) Management Board. Nina Cromnier, Swedish representative to the Management Board and Director General of the Swedish Chemicals Agency, has been serving as Chair of the ECHA Management Board since 1 October 2012. Her second term of office will start on 1 October 2014 for a period of two years. Ms ...
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New director for EU chemicals agency
Geert Dancet, nominee for the post of Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency in Helsinki, took part in a hearing before the Environment Committee on Wednesday. During the hearing, Mr Dancet, whose formal appointment is scheduled for a month from now, stressed his personal independence and that of the Agency. He promised MEPs he would keep the committee informed about the Agency's ...
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Draft guidance for Annex V and on waste published
The European Commission has finalised and published draft guidance for Annex V and on Waste and Recovered Substances. The two documents have been handed over to ECHA for further development in co-operation with Member States and stakeholders. The Commission services have prepared a draft guidance document on the interpretation of Annex V of the REACH Regulation and clarified the REACH ...
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54 Potential SVHCs Placed on 2012 Second SVHC Consultation List
On Sep 3, 2012, the second Substances of Very High Concerns (SVHC) consultation list of this year was published by the European Chemical Agency (ECHA). An unprecedented large update, including 54 proposals added for consultation for the identification of SVHC candidates, has been taken by ECHA in order to fulfill the public commitment made by European Commissioners of 136 substances on the SVHC ...
By SGS
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First European Chemicals Agency inaugurated
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) was officially opened this week by European Commission President José Manuel Barroso and Vice-President Günter Verheugen together with Gérard Onesta, Vice-President of the European Parliament, and Finnish Prime Matti Vanhanen. Located in Helsinki, ECHA is responsible for managing the implementation of the REACH requirements in relation to the registration, ...
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2,923 more chemicals registered by industry under REACH
By the second REACH deadline of 31 May 2013, 9 084 registration dossiers have been submitted by 3 215 companies to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). The final number of successful registrations and substances submitted will be available in early September when all dossiers have been processed. Detailed registration statistics are published on ECHA's website. By the 31 May 2013, 3 215 ...
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Worried about reach and substances of very high concern (SVHC)?
Substances of very high concern are substances that have hazards with severe consequences. Substances meeting the criteria may be placed on a list. The list of SVHCs was first published on 28 October 2008 and was last updated on 30th March 2010. This list is known as the Candidate List and all substances are added by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). SVHC may have very serious, or in some ...
By 3BL Media
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EUON Conducting Web Satisfaction Survey
The European Union (EU) Observatory for Nanomaterials (EUON) is conducting a web satisfaction survey. EUON provides information on the safety, innovation, research, and uses of nanomaterials on the EU market. It is intended for stakeholders developing policies in the area, consumers, industry representatives, and non-governmental organizations. EUON is funded by the European Commission (EC) ...
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European Chemicals Agency member state committee starts work on items of `Very High Concern`
ECHA's Member State Committee will play a key role in decision making of the Agency. Its essential task will be to aim for unanimous agreements in such cases where Member States of the EU have diverging views on the Agency’s draft decisions or proposals for candidates as Substances of Very High Concern. The first meeting in Helsinki at the end of February has set the scene for the Committee’s ...
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Croatian accession to the European Union brings new duties for companies
When Croatia joins the European Union on 1 July, the EU chemicals legislation REACH and CLP apply immediately to Croatian companies. Croatian companies should pay particular attention to pre-registering chemical substances. Croatian companies manufacturing or importing substances in quantities of more than one tonne per year need to pre-register them with the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) by ...
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DE-REACH- Articles - Requirements for Producers, Importers and Distributors-BAuA brochure translated into EN
In the case of articles, questions arise under the REACH Regulation about how to differentiate between the term article and the terms substance and mixture. In addition, companies that produce or supply articles have obligations to inform their recipients, who can be processors, distributors, users of articles or consumers. In certain cases, they also have obligations towards the European ...
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European Chemicals Agency analyses socioeconomic impact of health & safety legislation
The Committee for Socio-economic Analysis (SEAC) of ECHA met in Helsinki for the first time 2–3 April. This committee is responsible for preparing the opinions of the Agency relating to the socio-economic impact of possible legislative actions on chemical substances. The Committee discussed and agreed on its rules of procure. It also established a working group to look into methodology issues ...
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Draft REACH Guidance Documents on Nanomaterials Move to CARACAL for Review
According to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) website, several Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) guidance documents concerning nanomaterials have moved to the next step in the consultation process. The draft recommendations for nanomaterials applicable to the guidance on quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSAR) and grouping of chemicals ...
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ECHA posts webinar online
Today the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced the online availability of a webinar regarding preparing and submitting a registration dossier. ECHA held the webinar on November 4, 2009, for lead registrants. The objective of the webinar was to provide lead registrants with an understanding of the main technical concepts required to be able to prepare and submit a registration dossier. ECHA ...
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The Crumb Rubber Sector Again Under ECHA Investigation
Once again Europe has asked the ECHA to look at PAH in crumb rubber If we thought the question of PAH in crumb rubber had been settled, we were wrong. There are ongoing pressures on politicians to ensure that crumb rubber used in sports pitches and in domestic uses is safe for children. The European Commission has once again asked the European Chemical Agency to look into the PAH content in crumb ...
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First appeal filed with ECHA board of appeal results in rectification of ECHA decision
Field Fisher Waterhouse (FFW), with and relying on the advice and assistance of The Acta Group EU, Ltd (Acta EU), an affiliate of Bergeson & Campbell, P.C., submitted the first appeal against a decision of the European Chemicals Agency(ECHA or the Agency) with the ECHA Board of Appeal, on behalf of the registrant. On the basis of this submission, on October 14, 2009, the Executive Director of ...
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ECHA publishes two new Guidance documents concerning biocides
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has today published Guidance on information requirements for biocides and on active substance suppliers. Two new guidance documents are applicable from 1 September 2013, the date of entry into operation of the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR). The aim of the Guidance on information requirements is to provide detailed and practical direction on the study ...
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NGOs Call for Actions, Not Words, from the EC on Nanotechnology
On April 26, 2016, a group of non-governmental organizations (NGO), consumer groups, and research organizations issued a press release expressing “disappointment with the European Commission’s [(EC)] continuing failure to propose adequate measures for the collection and publication of information about nanomaterials on the [European Union (EU)] market after a Commission meeting with ...
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EC publishes new fees and charges for REACH registration
The fees and charges that will be charged for registration, evaluation and authorisation of chemicals under the new REACH registration procedures have been published yesterday in the Official Journal. The fees and charges will apply with the start of registrations of chemical substances on 1st June 2008 (IP/08/564). The basic registration fee will range from EUR 1,600 for substances produced in ...
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