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 Notifies WTO of Draft ATP Introducing New and Updated Harmonised Classifications to Annex VI
Dec-16-2025
On 27 November 2025, the European Commission notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a draft Commission Delegated Regulation proposing amendments to Annex VI of the Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation...
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EU Enforcement Checks Reveal High Non-Compliance in Imported Chemicals and Consumer Products
Dec-12-2025
On 10 December 2025, the European Chemicals Agency published the results of an EU-wide enforcement project under the Enforcement Forum. The project identified significant non-compliance with REACH requirements in imported substances,...
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- SCIP Actionable Summary
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- EU Cosmetics Actionable Summary
- Agrochemical Regulation Actionable Summary
- Bio Pesticides Regulation Actionable Summary
- Food Contact Material Actionable Summary
- Nanomaterial Regulation Actionable Summary
- Medical Device Regulation Actionable Summary
- 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