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.
ECHA Recommends Adding Eight Substances to the Authorisation List

On 12 April 2023 ECHA recommended that the European Commission adds eight substances (including lead metal) from the Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) to the Authorisation List...

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ECHA Announces Restriction Plan for Brominated Flame Retardants.

On 15 March 2023 the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced its Regulatory Strategy for Flame Retardants which points out aromatic brominated flame retardants as candidates for an EU-wide restriction. The Regulatory...

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PFAS restriction proposal – Call for inputs

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is calling for scientific and technical information on the use, manufacture, and placing on the market of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The information will be...

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EU proposes digital labeling for fertilising products

On 27 February 2023 the European Commission adopted a new proposal on the voluntary digital labeling of EU fertilising products. Digital labeling has already been adopted by the EU and is...

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REACH Guidance for monomers and polymers updated

ECHA, the European Chemicals Agency, has updated its guidance for importers and manufacturers of polymers and monomers to comply with minimum requirements for REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals)...

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Updates on the EU Food Contact Material regulation revision proposal.

The revision of the FCM Regulation has been long-awaited, with the Regulation not having been reviewed since its entry into force in 2004. In May 2020, the Commission announced that it...

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ECHA: No possibility for SCIP and the AskREACH consumer app to align

The Waste Framework Directive's database (WFD) for information on substances of concern in articles as such or in complex objects (products) is known as Substances of Concern In Products (SCIP). As...

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PFCA to be banned in the European Union

Starting from February 25th, certain perfluorocarboxylic acids (C9-C14 PFCAs), which are a subgroup of PFAS, will be restricted throughout the European Union. After this date, PFCAs cannot be used in most...

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The European Commission has published its 2050 digital and green goals.

A comprehensive plan that outlines more than 150 steps to assist business and government agencies in achieving the Green Deal and digital targets by 2050 has been released by the European...

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Details of the PFAS restriction proposal published.

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has released the full details of a proposed EU REACH restriction that aims to limit the use of more than 10,000 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs),...

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ACF GHS Report