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ECHA Updates Candidate List: Five New SVHCs Added

Jan-22-2025 ECHA EU REACH regulatorycompliance Endocrine Disruptors PBT vPvB Chemical Safety Substances of Very High Concern SVHC Candidate List

On 21 January 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) updated the Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) to a total of 247 substances. The latest update includes five newly identi...

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ECHA Highlights Environmental Risks of Aromatic Brominated Flame Retardants

Jan-14-2025 ECHA EU Restricted substances PBT vPvB Flame Retardants Aromatic Brominated Flame Retardants ABFR

On 18 December 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published its report on Aromatic Brominated Flame Retardants (ABFRs), identifying significant environmental risks associated with certain non-...

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EU Updates Regulation EU No 547/2011 on the Labelling of Plant Protection Products

Jan-13-2025 Plant Protection Products (PPP) Pesticide Labelling Requirements Bee Protection EU Plant Protection Product Labelling Regulation Digital Labelling for Plant Protection Products Regulation EU No 547/2011 Update

The European Union has taken an important step to improve the safety and transparency of plant protection products by updating Regulation (EU) No 547/2011. The proposed updates aim to harmonise labell...

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EU Proposes Temporary Exemptions from RoHS Directive for Lead in Specific Applications

Jan-09-2025 Amendment EU Lead Restricted substances in EEE RoHS Electrical and Electronics Exemption

On 6 January 2025, the European Union notified three proposed amendments to Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2 Directive) to the World Trade Organization (WTO). These amendments seek to temporarily exempt s...

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40 Hazardous Chemicals Added to EU PIC Regulation: Amendments Apply from 1 March 2025

Jan-07-2025 Amendment Import/export restrictions Pesticides POPs Prior Informed Consent PIC

The European Commission has adopted an amendment to the EU’s Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Regulation, adding 40 hazardous chemicals to Annex I. The amendment was published in the Official Journal of...

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ECHA RAC Classifies Essential Oil Fragrances as Reproductive Toxicants: Burgeonal and Cyclamal Under Scrutiny

Dec-20-2024 CLP CMRs ECHA Classification Labelling and Packaging

On 5 December 2024, ECHA's Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) published its meeting highlights and adopted changes to the list of chemicals. The discussion decided that two groups of essential oil fr...

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EU General Product Safety Regulation Now in Effect from 13 December 2024

Dec-18-2024 EU Labelling Product Safety Product Recall GPSR General Product Safety Regulation

The General Product Safety Regulation (EU) 2023/988 (GPSR) applies from 13 December 2024, replacing the General Product Safety Directive (2001/95/EC) and Council Directive 87/357/EEC. This modernized ...

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