Nov-27-2025
On 25 November 2025, the European Parliament adopted an own-initiative report (2025/2086(INI)) calling for faster approval and authorisation procedures for biological control agents used in agriculture.The Parliament emphasises the important role...
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On 25 November 2025, the European Parliament adopted a new Toy Safety Regulation aimed at strengthening child health protection and updating safety requirements for all toys placed on the EU market.Expanded...
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On 18 November 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) made its 12th recommendation to the European Commission, that four additional substances be added to the Authorisation List (Annex XIV of the...
Read MoreNov-10-2025
On 6 November 2025, the European Commissioner for the Environment, Water Resilience and Forestry, Jessika Roswall, presented an update on the European Commission’s chemicals policy agenda. She confirmed that the long-awaited...
Read MoreThe long-awaited revision of the EU REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 has been delayed again. The European Commission’s internal planning document (SEC(2025) 2543 final, 3 November 2025), outlining possible agenda items...
Read MoreNov-07-2025
On 7 November 2025 the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published a draft mapping of PFAS uses to support the upcoming consultation on the Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis’s (SEAC) draft opinion concerning...
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On 5 November 2025, the Council of the European Union agreed on its negotiating position for the remainder of the ‘Omnibus VI’ package, which aims to simplify the requirements for chemical...
Read MoreThe revised EU Waste Framework Directive, which came into effect on 16 October 2025, introduces mandatory Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes for textiles and footwear and sets binding food waste reduction...
Read MoreNov-05-2025
On 5 November 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) added 1,1'-(ethane-1,2-diyl)bis[pentabromobenzene] (DBDPE) (CAS No. 84852-53-9) to the Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHCs) under the REACH Regulation (EC)...
Read MoreOct-22-2025
The national authorities of Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden have released a 20-page summary explaining the updates to their proposal to restrict per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the...
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