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EU Biocides Fees Increased by 19.5%

Sep-30-2025

Biocides BPR Fees SMEs Small and Medium Enterprises Inflation

All fees under the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR, Regulation (EU) No 528/2012) have increased by 19.5% to reflect inflation, following Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1490.The revised fee schedule entered into force...

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ECHA Seeks Evidence on Substances of Concern in Packaging under PPWR

Sep-30-2025

Circular Economy Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation PPWR Substances of Concern SoCs Recycling Waste Management EU Consultation

On 17 September 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) launched a call for evidence to support a study on substances of concern (SoCs) in packaging and packaging waste, as required under...

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EU Parliament Approves Landmark Law to Cut Food and Textile Waste by 2030, Holds Producers Accountable

Sep-29-2025

Textiles Food and Drink EPR waste

On Tuesday, the EU Parliament finalized legislation aimed at reducing food and textile waste across the Union. The law sets binding targets to cut food waste by 10% in processing and...

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ECHA to Launch Public Consultation on PFAS Restriction Draft Opinion in 2026

Sep-29-2025

EU REACH PFAS PFAS Restriction Proposal Socio Economic Analysis Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Committee for Risk Assessment RAC

On 15 September 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) confirmed that its Socio-Economic Analysis Committee (SEAC) is expected to agree on a draft opinion regarding the EU-wide restriction of per- and...

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ECHA CHEM Expanded with Regulatory Data on Chemicals

Sep-29-2025

CLP ECHA CHEM EU REACH Positive List Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Drinking Water Directive EU Chemicals Database Regulatory Data

On 16 September 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced the expansion of its ECHA CHEM database to include regulatory data on chemicals. The upgrade means that, in addition to substance...

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European Council Approves “Stop-the-Clock” Mechanism on CLP Regulation (Updated)

Oct-23-2025

Classification Labelling and Packaging compliance deadlines CLP Regulation Update EU Chemicals Regulation Stop the Clock Mechanism Omnibus VI Package 2028 CLP Application Date

Update 23 October 2025: The European Parliament has today approved the postponement of the revised CLP Regulation’s application date to 1 January 2028, confirming the text previously endorsed by the Council...

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ECHA Reminds SME Registrants to Verify Company Size in REACH-IT

Sep-22-2025

Compliance EU REACH REACH-IT REACH-IT Registration Fees Small and Medium Enterprises SME Company Size Verification

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced on 9 September 2025 that it is continuing to verify the company size of registrants who declared themselves as micro, small, or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)...

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ECHA Removes Titanium Dioxide Classification from C&L Inventory Following Court Ruling

Sep-22-2025

Titanium dioxide classification TIO2 CLP Annex VI ECHA CHEM Update ECHA CL Inventory Update EU Chemical Classification Titanium dioxide carcinogen status

ECHA has removed the harmonised classification of titanium dioxide (TiO₂, CAS 13463-67-7) from the C&L Inventory and updated the registry of intentions, following the Court of Justice of the European Union...

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ECHA to Publish Notifier Details in C&L Inventory from 1 July 2026

Sep-09-2025

Chemical notification/ registration CLP European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) update CLP Regulation Update CL Inventory Notifier Details

From 1 July 2026, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) will begin publishing the names of companies that have submitted classification and labelling (C&L) notifications under the CLP Regulation. The name of...

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ECHA Releases Updated Background Document for PFAS Restriction Proposal

Aug-22-2025

EU REACH PFAS Restriction Proposal Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Committee for Risk Assessment RAC

Update: On 27 August 2025, ECHA clarified that there will not be sector-specific evaluations for the newly introduced PFAS use categories. Instead, all uses will be considered collectively when the European...

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