40 Hazardous Chemicals Added to EU PIC Regulation: Amendments Apply from 1 March 2025
The European Commission has adopted an amendment to the EU’s Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Regulation, adding 40 hazardous chemicals to Annex I. The amendment was published in the Official Journal of...
Read MoreECHA RAC Classifies Essential Oil Fragrances as Reproductive Toxicants: Burgeonal and Cyclamal Under Scrutiny
On 5 December 2024, ECHA's Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) published its meeting highlights and adopted changes to the list of chemicals. The discussion decided that two groups of essential oil fragrances...
Read MoreEU General Product Safety Regulation Now in Effect from 13 December 2024
The General Product Safety Regulation (EU) 2023/988 (GPSR) applies from 13 December 2024, replacing the General Product Safety Directive (2001/95/EC) and Council Directive 87/357/EEC. This modernized regulation ensures consumer protection in...
Read MoreEU Abandons Plans to Restrict MCCPs and TBBP-A under RoHS Directive
On 10 December 2024, the European Commission officially decided not to proceed with the inclusion of medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs – CAS No 85535-85-9) and tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBP-A – CAS No...
Read MoreECHA Publishes Draft CoRAP for 2025-2027
On 10 December 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published the draft Community Rolling Action Plan (CoRAP) for 2025-2027. This annual update lists substances suspected of posing a risk to human...
Read MoreRevised CLP Regulation 2024: New Distributor Responsibilities for Poison Centre Notifications
The revised Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation, which came into force on 10 December 2024, introduces important updates for poison centre notifications. Under the new rules, distributors (i.e. companies that...
Read MoreUpdated CLP Regulation Entered into Force on 10 December 2024: New Classification Labelling and Packaging Rules Now Apply
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The updated EU Classification, Labelling, and Packaging (CLP) Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2024/2865) officially entered into force on 10 December 2024. The updated CLP Regulation was adopted by the Council of the...
Read MoreEuropean Commission Notifies WTO of Proposed PFAS Restrictions in Firefighting Foams
On 26 November 2024, the European Commission notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of its proposal to restrict the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in fire-fighting foams. The draft...
Read MoreECHA Investigates Alternative to Fish Toxicity Testing: Potential Use of Enhanced FET Method
On 13 November 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced that it has partnered with the Fraunhofer Institute to investigate a potential alternative to aquatic toxicity testing using fish. The research...
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- Nanomaterial Regulation Actionable Summary
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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