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The second REACH registration deadline has passed
REACH Regulation. REACH Regulation 1907/2006 EC, which entered into force on 1 June 2007, regulates the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of chemicals, aiming to make their use safer and to improve the protection of human health and of the environment. We would like to remind you that the first two phases of REACH regulation followed these rules: 1 December 2010: ...
By Selerant srl
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Final deadline in 2018 for REACH Regulation on chemicals– Call to action!
May 2018 is the final deadline under REACH for registering chemical substances manufactured or imported into the EU. Companies are also obliged by then to gather all available information about the properties of the substances and to update the safety data sheets. ETUC calls on workers' representatives from companies using chemicals to check that the substances their companies use are being ...
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Final deadline in 2018 for REACH Regulation on chemicals– Call to action!
May 2018 is the final deadline under REACH for registering chemical substances manufactured or imported into the EU. Companies are also obliged by then to gather all available information about the properties of the substances and to update the safety data sheets. ETUC calls on workers' representatives from companies using chemicals to check that the substances their companies use are being ...
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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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Waste reprocessors need to understand REACH regulation, warns industry expert
Waste reprocessors that transform waste into chemicals need to understand what chemicals they are selling and the composition of materials they are recycling to ensure they comply with the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restrictions of chemicals regulation, warned an industry expert. The REACH regulation, which became fully operational in the UK in June 2008, applies to recovered ...
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ECHA member state committee agrees on new SVHCs to be added to the candidate list and first REACH testing decision
During the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) Member State Committee’s December 2-4, 2009, meeting, the Committee unanimously agreed that 15 new substances of very high concern (SVHC) would be added to the Candidate List. The Committee also unanimously agreed on a testing proposal from ECHA that was submitted under the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) ...
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ReachCentrum launching SIEF support services
As a consequence of the pre-registration process under the REACH regulation, a number of companies manufacturing and/or importing chemicals have now joined one or more Substance Information Exchange Forums (SIEFs). ReachCentrum has launched SIEF services to support companies dealing with the REACH registration processes.ReachCentrum has developed quite some experience on the REACH consortia ...
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Turkey REACH Targeted for Last Quarter of 2016
Turkey could have its own version of the REACH Regulation in place by the last quarter of 2016. Turkey’s Chemicals Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction Regulation (KKDIK in Turkish), establishes authorization and restriction processes to control known chemicals of concern. Registration will be required for substances manufactured or imported in volumes over 1 tonne. As ...
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ReachCentrum and LearningSpan launch REACH e-learning package
In response to the increasing request for information and training about REACH by US companies, ReachCentrum and US-based LearningSpan have created a REACH e-learning package. The twelve course self-paced training series, available online, offers a comprehensive overview of the REACH regulation (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of CHemical substances). REACH requires ...
By ReachCentrum
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FREE EXEMPTION WEBINAR and more...
The REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) Regulations are complex and encompass many different industry sectors, affecting the vast majority of products … but not all. A number of exemptions exist within REACH that relieve companies – either partially or completely – from the application of REACH. This free webinar will aim to review ...
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European Parliament accused of scaremongering over PVC safety
PlasticsEurope has accused the European Parliament’s Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) Committee of “scaremongering” following its decision to include PVC in the priority list for substitution in electric and electronic equipment (EEE). The committee, which is proposing to recast the Restriction of the Use of certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and ...
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ECHA creates web page for Nanomaterials Expert Group
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has created a web page for the Nanomaterials Expert Group (NMEP), which was created in October 2012. NMEP aims to seek common ground among experts on scientific and technical issues regarding the implementation of the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation, the Classification, Labeling, and Packaging (CLP) ...
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REACHReady's Exemption Free Webinar
Following its innaugural Free webinar in March 2023, REACHReady is proud to announce that it will do another similar EXEMPTION webinar in July 2023. The REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) Regulations are complex and encompass many different industry sectors, affecting the vast majority of products … but not all. A number of exemptions exist within ...
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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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New regulations for 2011
A number of new domestic (both State and Federal) and international regulations are in effect in 2011. The new Emergency Response Guide Book, released in 2008, is now available with Chemical Safety’s Environmental Management Systems (EMS) software, as are new Building Code rules and regulations, international labeling requirements under the Global Harmonized System for labeling and ...
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REACHReady publishes its training opportunities
REACHReady is delighted to bring you its training programme for the rest of 2023. Check it out here from its profile here or visit REACHReady's website for more detail. CLP - The Basics (Formulators) Understanding the principles and requirements of the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation is crucial to making sure your labels and Safety Data Sheets are correct and compliant ...
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B&C Updates Its Memorandum on International Data Compensation and Sharing Mechanisms
In light of the European Chemicals Agency's (ECHA) recent release of Version 2.0 of its Guidance on Data Sharing, which provides assistance to companies placing substances onto the European Union (EU) market under the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation (EC regulation 1907/2006), and other developments, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. has updated ...
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Updated guidance to support R&D and innovation
The REACH Regulation aims to ensure "a high level of protection of human health and the environment as well as the free movement of substances, on their own, in mixtures and in articles, while enhancing competitiveness and innovation". Potential exemptions from registration under REACH exist for substances used in research and development. This updated guidance and the associated guidance in a ...
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Lynn L. Bergeson Will Speak on REACH at Saint Joseph's University Global Chemical Management Regulations and Compliance Management Seminar
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C), The Acta Group, L.L.C. (Acta), and The Acta Group EU, Ltd (Acta EU) are pleased to announce that Lynn L. Bergeson will speak, Saturday, October 23, 2010, on "Understanding the EU REACH Regulation" at the Saint Joseph's University Global Chemical Regulations and Compliance Management Seminar in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This seminar is open to the public. ...
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B&C Updates Its Memorandum on International Data Compensation and Sharing Mechanisms
In light of the European Chemicals Agency's (ECHA) recent release of Version 2.0 of its Guidance on Data Sharing, which provides assistance to companies placing substances onto the European Union (EU) market under the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation (EC regulation 1907/2006), and other developments, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C., an ...
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