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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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ECHA Clarifies Distributor Poison Centre Duties Ahead of 2027
ECHA Clarifies Distributor Poison Centre Duties Ahead of 2027

Sep-15-2026

Unique Formula Identifier (UFI) Annex VIII Poison Centre Notifications (PCNs) Hazardous Mixtures EU CLP Imported Mixtures 1 January 2027 Deadline EU Importers Non-EU Suppliers

On 14 September 2026, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published new information clarifying the responsibilities of distributors for poison centre notifications under the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation. From 1...

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ECHA Maintains Glyphosate Classification Following Review
ECHA Maintains Glyphosate Classification Following Review

Sep-10-2026

Glyphosate Classification Carcinogenicity CLP Regulation Harmonised Classification Pesticides

On 8 September 2026, the European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) adopted an opinion concluding that new carcinogenicity data do not warrant classifying glyphosate as carcinogenic under the...

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