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 Reassigns RoHS Exemption Assessments and Restriction Tasks to ECHA from 2027
Dec-18-2025
On 12 December 2025, the European Union published Directive (EU) 2025/2456 in the Official Journal, amending the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive (2011/65/EU) to transfer specific scientific and technical responsibilities...
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EU Council Advances Standalone Regulation for the European Chemicals Agency
Dec-17-2025
On 10 December 2025, the Council of the European Union agreed its position on a proposed regulation to establish a standalone legal framework for the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). This is...
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- Nanomaterial Regulation Actionable Summary
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- Cosmetics Actionable Summary
- Medical Device Regulation EU 2017/745
- Regulation Ec No 1223/ 2009 Of EU On Cosmetic Products
- Regulation Ec No 1107/2009 On Plant Protection Products
- Regulation Ec No 1935/2004 On FCM
- Regulation Ec No 1907/2006 On EU REACH
- Annual Regulatory Summary 2022 - EU
- Actionable Summary EU REACH