European Parliament votes to expand upcoming carbon tariffs to chemicals
On June 22, 2022, the European Parliament adopted its negotiating position on the European Commission’s proposal for a regulation establishing a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). In the EU, certain industrial...
Read MoreEuropean Commission proposes a new definition of nanomaterials
Jun-23-2022
On 10 June 2022, the European Commission released a new recommendation updating the definition of nanomaterials that should inform EU legislation on the topic. A deliverable of the EU Chemicals Strategy...
Read MoreEuropean Parliament and Council reach agreement on limits for POPs in waste
On June 22, 2022, the European Parliament and Council reached an agreement on a proposal by the European Commission to review Annexes IV and V of Regulation (EU) 2019/1021, on persistent...
Read MoreEurope considers a substance exemption in EEE
The European Commission opens consultation till July 8, 2022, on the exemption of hexavalent chromium usage. According to the proposal, the exemption of the use of hexavalent chromium as an anticorrosion...
Read MoreEuropean Commission consults on the safety of titanium dioxide in children’s products
The European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) consults on its opinion regarding the safety of titanium dioxide in toys until July 4, 2022. Considering the classification...
Read MoreEuropean Commission set down restriction of cobalt to bind OELs
The European Commission plans to put a stop to the REACH restriction procedure for cobalt salts while focusing on setting occupational exposure limits (OELs) for the compound. This decision follows a...
Read MoreEU’s disapproval of methylene dithiocyanate for biocidal products
On the 15th of June 2022, the European Commission notified its draft decision to not approve methylene dithiocyanate as an existing active substance to be used in biocidal products of product-type...
Read MoreRAC Backs Lead Restriction in Outdoor Shooting and Fishing
ECHA’s Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) has expressed its support for restricting the use of lead in ammunition for hunting, outdoor sports shooting, and fishing by adopting its opinion on ECHA’s...
Read MoreECHA adds NMA to the REACH Candidate List
On the 10th of June 2022, ECHA added an entry on n-(hydroxymethyl)acrylamide (NMA) to the REACH candidate list. This addition was done due to the carcinogenic and genotoxic properties of the...
Read MoreEU Plans for Open Access to Chemicals Data Due in 2023
Jun-10-2022
With the purpose to facilitate the “One substance, one assessment" process, the European Commission plans to review and improve the current way of how chemicals’ required data are gathered and disseminated...
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