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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On 2 February 2026, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) launched a consultation on its proposal to include four substances in the REACH Authorisation List (Annex XIV). Comments can be submitted until...
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On 22 January 2026, the European Parliament approved updated rules on detergents, revising the 2004 Detergents Regulation to reflect new market developments such as products containing living microorganisms and refill-based sales....
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