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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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EU Adds Dechlorane Plus to POPs Regulation with Exemptions
EU Adds Dechlorane Plus to POPs Regulation with Exemptions

Oct-02-2025

Exemption Flame Retardants Dechlorane Plus Stockholm Convention Compliance Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) EU POPs Regulation Unintentional Trace Contaminant UTC Limit Annex I

On 25 September 2025, the European Commission published Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1930 in the Official Journal, amending the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 to include Dechlorane Plus (syn- and...

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EU Biocides Fees Increased by 19.5%
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Biocides BPR Evaluation Fees SMEs Small and Medium Enterprises Inflation

All fees under the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR, Regulation (EU) No 528/2012) have increased by 19.5% to reflect inflation, following Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1490. The revised fee schedule entered into...

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