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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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ECHA Adds DBDPE to the Candidate List of SVHCs
ECHA Adds DBDPE to the Candidate List of SVHCs

Nov-05-2025

SVHC vPvB Substances Authorisation List Substances of Very High Concern SVHC Candidate List Chemical Regulation DBDPE Brominated Flame Retardants vPvB Substances

On 5 November 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) added 1,1'-(ethane-1,2-diyl)bis[pentabromobenzene] (DBDPE) (CAS No. 84852-53-9) to the Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHCs) under the REACH Regulation (EC)...

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PFAS Restriction Dossier Submitters Release Summary of Updates
PFAS Restriction Dossier Submitters Release Summary of Updates

Oct-22-2025

EU REACH PFAS Restriction Proposal EU Chemicals Regulation Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Updated Dossier

The national authorities of Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden have released a 20-page summary explaining the updates to their proposal to restrict per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the...

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