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Cosmetic products containing substances listed in Annexes II and II of Regulation (EU) 1223/2009 may not be made available on the EU market anymore: 23 August 2021.
EU Commission Adopts Criteria for 'Essential Uses' of Harmful Chemicals

Apr-29-2024

Hazardous chemicals legislation

On 22 April 2024, the European Commission adopted criteria outlining what constitutes ‘essential uses’ of the most harmful chemicals (‘Guiding Criteria and Principles for the Essential Use Concept in EU Legislation...

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EU Parliament Takes Stand for Sustainability with 'Right to Repair' Policy

Apr-25-2024

Circular Economy Action Plan Sustainability

On 23 April 2024, the European Parliament endorsed the "Right to Repair" initiative. This initiative aims to make repairs more accessible and appealing to consumers across the EU.  Background:  With the...

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EU Parliament Takes Bold Step Towards Sustainable Future with New Ecodesign Rules

Apr-25-2024

Circular Economy Sustainability

On 23 April 2024, the European Parliament approved new EU rules to initiate a more sustainable era of product design and consumption.  Key Highlights:  Ecodesign Directive: The European Parliament has adopted...

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EU Parliament Adopts Provisional Agreement to Update the CLP Regulation

Apr-24-2024

Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability CLP

In a plenary session on 23 April 2024, the European Parliament adopted a provisional political agreement with the EU countries to update the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) regulation. This revision...

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EU Agencies Collaborate to Assess Chemical Safety and Sustainability

Apr-23-2024

Hazard assessment Hazardous chemicals

In a report published on 17 April 2024, the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) have presented their joint assessment of chemical pollution across Europe. The report...

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ECHA to Include New CLP Hazard Classes in IUCLID Software

Apr-09-2024

CLP IUCLID update

On 9 April 2024 the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced that the new hazard classes in the Classification, Labelling, and Packaging (CLP) Regulation will be included in the IUCLID software. From...

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EU Commission sets the criteria for regulation of safeners and synergists

Apr-09-2024

Pesticides Plant Protection Products (PPP)

After a long wait, the European Union (EU) is set to adopt a new regulation governing the approval of safeners and synergists (crucial ingredients in many pesticides) used in plant protection...

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EU Proposes Regulation for Environmental Data Collection

Apr-05-2024

Chemical industry Environment

On 13 March 2024, the European Union took a significant step towards improving environmental transparency by advancing a proposal for a new regulation on environmental data collection. Entitled "Proposal for a...

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EU Enforcement Authorities to Check Poison Centre Notifications

Mar-28-2024

PCN Poison centre

On 25 March 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced that enforcement authorities will check poison centre notifications (PCNs) of hazardous chemical mixtures in order to improve emergency preparedness. This initiative,...

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ECHA publishes Community Rolling Action Plan for 2024-2026

Mar-25-2024

Hazardous chemicals Evaluation

On 19 March 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published the Community Rolling Action Plan (CoRAP) for 2024-2026, which aims to identify substances suspected of posing a risk to human health...

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