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 Commission Adopts Strict Ban on PFAS in Firefighting Foams
Oct-06-2025
In a decisive move to protect human health and the environment, the European Commission has announced the final adoption of a regulation under REACH (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006) to prohibit the...
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EU Adds Dechlorane Plus to POPs Regulation with Exemptions
Oct-02-2025
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 Cosmetics Actionable Summary
- Agrochemical Regulation Actionable Summary
- Bio Pesticides Regulation Actionable Summary
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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