The European Union has developed and evolved its chemical inventory systems over time. Historically, the EU used the European Community (EC) Inventory, which consists of three lists: the European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances (EINECS), the European List of Notified Chemicals Substances (ELINCS), and the No-Longer Polymers (NLP) list.
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On 9 January 2026, the European Commission published a draft amendment to Annex XVII of the REACH Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006) concerning consumer restrictions for carcinogens, germ cell mutagens and...
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At the end of 2025, the European Union finalised a series of legislative measures under the One Substance, One Assessment (OSOA) framework, marking a significant shift in EU chemicals governance. Adopted...
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