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 Clarifies Scope of REACH Microplastics Restriction
Jun-03-2026
The European Commission has adopted Regulation (EU) 2026/1168, amending Entry 78 of Annex XVII to REACH, restricting the placing on the market of synthetic polymer microparticles (microplastics). Entry 78 was introduced...
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ECHA Launches New Chesar Platform for Chemical Risk Assessment
On 2 June 2026, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced the launch of the first version of the Chesar Platform, a new cloud-based application for conducting and reporting chemical risk assessments...
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