Regulatory briefing
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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EU Publishes Regulation Establishing a Common Data Platform on Chemicals
Dec-18-2025
On 12 December 2025, the European Union formally established a Common Data Platform on Chemicals by publishing Regulation (EU) 2025/2455 in the Official Journal of the European Union. This creates a...
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EU Publishes Guidance on Implementation of BPA and Bisphenol Restrictions in Food Contact Materials
Dec-18-2025
On 17 December 2025, the European Commission published a formal Note for Guidance clarifying the implementation of Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/3190, which bans the use of bisphenol A (BPA; 80-05-7) and...
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- Nanomaterial Regulation Actionable Summary
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- Medical Device Regulation EU 2017/745
- Regulation Ec No 1223/ 2009 Of EU On Cosmetic Products
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- Regulation Ec No 1935/2004 On FCM
- Regulation Ec No 1907/2006 On EU REACH
- Annual Regulatory Summary 2022 - EU
- Actionable Summary EU REACH