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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EU Notifies WTO of Major CLP Update to Implement GHS Revisions 8–10
Aug-17-2026
On 17 August 2026, the European Union notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a draft amendment to the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation, with the aim of aligning EU...
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EU Proposes Stricter BPA Limit and New Fragrance Restriction for Toys
Aug-13-2026
The European Commission has proposed amendments to the EU Toy Safety Directive (2009/48/EC), which would significantly reduce the permitted migration limit for bisphenol A (BPA) in certain toys and prohibit the...
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- Medical Device Regulation EU 2017/745
- Regulation Ec No 1223/ 2009 Of EU On Cosmetic Products
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- Regulation Ec No 1935/2004 On FCM
- Regulation Ec No 1907/2006 On EU REACH
- Annual Regulatory Summary 2022 - EU
- Actionable Summary EU REACH