On June 14, 2022, the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State implemented Statutory Instruments (SIs) which impose the ban on some chemicals in cosmetics and toys. This is in accordance with the...
Read MoreConsolidated versions of UK REACH and Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) legislation were published, including the incorporation of amendments made to EU regulations covering post-Brexit national laws. The concern about the...
Read MoreThe Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), UK in March 2022 published guidance for data and information sharing of the same chemical substance. This guidance will help companies and...
Read MoreWhen UK REACH entered into force, all substances included in the EU REACH candidate list were ipso facto (by the fact itself) transferred into the new UK REACH candidate list. As...
Read MoreIn a letter of 9 February 2021, Steve Elliott, Chief Executive of the UK’s Chemical Industries Association called upon the UK government to repeal the UK REACH requirement for duplicate registration...
Read MoreThe deadline to submit a Downstream User Import Notification (DUIN) officially expired on October 27, 2021. However, HSE recently updated its online guidance on UK REACH and announced that DUINs can...
Read MoreThe 27th October 2021 deadline for submitting a Downstream User Import Notification is approaching fast. As a reminder, your substances are eligible for DUIN if: They are registered under EU REACH;...
Read MoreOn 31st August 2021, the United Kingdom’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE), in charge of implementing UK REACH, published a draft recommendation for the inclusion of two substances into the Authorization List: Dicyclohexyl phthalate (CAS 84-61-7) and Disodium octaborate (CAS 12008-41-2). These substances that were...
Read MoreIn a private communication with GPC, UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) provided some clarification on the UK REACH compliance procedures currently available for importers and manufacturers. A great number of...
Read More' In an email exchange with GPC dated April 2nd, 2021, HSE provided a much-welcomed clarification regarding the requirements that non-GB manufacturers must meet in order to qualify for DUIN. In...
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