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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European Parliament Calls for Faster Approval of Biological Control Agents
Nov-27-2025
On 25 November 2025, the European Parliament adopted an own-initiative report (2025/2086(INI)) calling for faster approval and authorisation procedures for biological control agents used in agriculture. The Parliament emphasises the important...
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European Parliament Adopts New Toy Safety Regulation to Strengthen Child Health Protection (Updated)
Dec-23-2025
Update 23 December 2025: Regulation (EU) 2025/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the safety of toys was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on...
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- Annual Regulatory Summary 2022 - EU
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