On 2 February 2026, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) launched a consultation on its proposal to include four substances in the REACH Authorisation List (Annex XIV). Comments can be submitted until...
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On 22 January 2026, the European Parliament approved updated rules on detergents, revising the 2004 Detergents Regulation to reflect new market developments such as products containing living microorganisms and refill-based sales....
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On 4 February 2026, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced that two new substances had been added to the Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) due to their...
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On 21 January 2026, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) launched a call for comments and evidence to support the preparation of a REACH restriction proposal on certain non-polymeric aromatic brominated flame...
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On 28 January 2026, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced plans to launch two campaigns to check whether REACH registration dossiers are being kept up to date in line with regulatory...
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The European Commission has launched a call for evidence and a public consultation to inform the evaluation of the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR; Regulation (EU) No 528/2012). The consultation is part...
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On 16 December 2025, committees of the European Parliament adopted compromise amendments to the Defence Readiness Omnibus that substantially revise how exemptions from EU chemicals legislation would apply to defence-related activities....
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On 1 January 2026, France began enforcing national restrictions on the manufacture, import, export and placing on the market of certain consumer products containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), following the...
Read MoreOn 9 January 2026, the European Commission published a draft amendment to Annex XVII of the REACH Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006) concerning consumer restrictions for carcinogens, germ cell mutagens and...
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At the end of 2025, the European Union finalised a series of legislative measures under the One Substance, One Assessment (OSOA) framework, marking a significant shift in EU chemicals governance. Adopted...
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