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Croatian accession into the European Union
2013-06-11

Croatian accession into the European Union

companies will need to comply with REACH and CLP regulations immediately

The Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) adopted 14 opinions for harmonised classification and labelling (CLH)
2013-06-14

The Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) adopted 14 opinions for harmonised classification and labelling (CLH)

and will be included in Annex VI to the CLP Regulation

Substances identified with no lead registrant
2013-02-14

Substances identified with no lead registrant

and at risk of disappearing from the European market

ECHA launch Classification and Labelling platform
2013-02-05

ECHA launch Classification and Labelling platform

and includes discussion rooms for substances on the C&L inventory

ECHA starts publishing dossier evaluation decisions
2012-12-21

ECHA starts publishing dossier evaluation decisions

and will continue publishing available decisions on a regular basis

Candidate List for authorisation updated with fifty-four new substances of very high concern (SVHCs)
2012-12-21

Candidate List for authorisation updated with fifty-four new substances of very high concern (SVHCs)

and list now contains 138 substances

Reminder to companies of obligations for substances and mixtures coming into effect from 1 December 2012
2012-11-28

Reminder to companies of obligations for substances and mixtures coming into effect from 1 December 2012

and the CLP requirements

REACH - ECHA and guidance updates
2012-11-27

REACH updates from ECHA

and updated guidance documentation

ECHA requests 574 registrants to update their intermediate dossiers
2012-10-19

ECHA requests 574 registrants to update their intermediate dossiers

including practical advice on IUCLID 5.4

ECHA advises companies to check their company information in REACH-IT
2012-10-19

ECHA advises companies to check their company information in REACH-IT

and announces new version of REACH-IT to be launched at end of November

Registrants and notifiers of CLP information to update according to the 2nd ATP to CLP
2012-10-04

Registrants and notifiers of CLP information to update according to the 2nd ATP to CLP

ECHA notification

What should you do when you receive an eSDS?
2012-08-21

What should you do when you receive an eSDS?

REACH article in Speciality Chemical's August 2012 edition

ECHA updates REACH-IT
2012-07-12

ECHA updates REACH-IT

Upgraded version only accepts dossiers that have been prepared with IUCLID 5.4.

ECHA publishes a practical guide for downstream users on exposure scenarios
2012-07-12

ECHA publishes a practical guide for downstream users on exposure scenarios

Practical tips on how to undertake a check and the options for follow up actions are also provided

Public consultation on inclusion of ten new substances in the Authorisation List
2012-07-12

Public consultation on inclusion of ten new substances in the Authorisation List

Deadline to submit comments is 19 September 2012

Candidate List updated with thirteen new Substances of Very High Concern
2012-07-11

Candidate List updated with thirteen new Substances of Very High Concern

All substances included are classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction.

Proposed restriction of 1,4-dichlorobenzene in air fresheners and toilet blocks
2012-07-11

Proposed restriction of 1,4-dichlorobenzene in air fresheners and toilet blocks

ECHA initiates a six-month public consultation

Consultation on epoxiconazole's reproductive toxicity and on CLH proposals
2012-07-11

Consultation on epoxiconazole's reproductive toxicity and on CLH proposals

ECHA launches new public consultations on epoxiconazole

Deadline for REACH late pre-Registration
2012-04-30

Deadline for REACH late pre-Registration

Don't delay the deadline is approaching....

REACH - deadline for article notification
2012-04-23

REACH - deadline for article notification

Candidate List notifications to ECHA by June 2012

REACH updates
2012-03-22

REACH updates from ECHA

Keep up-to-date on recently announced REACH requirements from ECHA

ECHA launch the C&L inventory
2012-02-14

ECHA launch the C&L inventory

View the inventory listing

REACH news updates
2011-11-03

REACH news updates from ECHA

Read about the latest updates from ECHA

REACH: New Web Portal for Downstream Users
2011-07-22

REACH: New Web Portal for Downstream Users

The site offers DU's more information such as roles and obligations, fact sheets and guidance documents

REACH - the challenges in 2011 and beyond
2011-03-16

REACH - the challenges in 2011 and beyond

As the first wave of notifications to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has now passed it is important to identify some of the challenges and considerations for 2011 and beyond

REACH: what happens next
2010-11-05

REACH: what happens next

Read Stuart Burrow's article in Speciality Chemicals - REACH: what happens next?

REACH joint submissions
2010-10-15

REACH joint submissions

SIEF members encouraged to ensure they are clear about who is submitting the relevant information

REACH deadline approaches
2010-09-02

REACH deadline approaches

As the November 2010 deadline for REACH dossier submission rapidly approaches there are still a large number (1000+) of substances that have no lead registrant

Notification for the Classification and Labelling Inventory - a reminder
2010-05-07

Notification for the Classification and Labelling Inventory - a reminder

Obligations under the new Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008) - from 1 December 2010, most manufacturers and importers of chemical substances will be obliged to notify their Classification and Labelling (C&L) information to ECHA

REACH has a shaky start
2009-12-03

REACH has a shaky start

Pre-registration problems caused a shaky start to REACH process

SIEF progress is mixed
2009-12-03

SIEF progress is mixed

The formation of SIEF’s and consortia under REACH is varied with some substances making good progress others are finding it difficult to get started

Industry working hard to make REACH work
2009-12-03

Industry working hard to make REACH work

A number of industry bodies and trade organisations are actively developing exposure models to use in REACH