News archive
News archive
News archive 2008
December
19 December 2008 - List of pre-registered substances published - Press release
16 December 2008 - Temporary submission now ended and REACH-IT closed until 5 January - REACH-IT will be the only route to submit dossiers to ECHA in 2009 - Press release
09 December 2008 - List of pre-registered substances to be published by 1 January will not be final - pre-SIEFs to be gradually re-opened on REACH-IT in January - Press release
08 December 2008 - The Forum launches the first coordinated EU-wide enforcement project - Press release
03 December 2008 - Agency timetable for REACH-IT, dossier submission and the helpdesk for 15 December to 5 January - Press release
03 December 2008 - ECHA Multi-Annual Work Programme Published for Stakeholders to Comment - Press release
02 December 2008 - Companies submitted over 2 million pre-registrations by the deadline - Press release
01 December 2008 - REACH-IT usage lower than expected on the last day of the six month pre-registration period - Press release
November
28 November 2008 - Pre-registration back-up web page published to support REACH-IT - REACH-IT remains the preferred pre-registration route. - Press release
26 November 2008 - Preview of the back-up submission procedure for pre-registration. - Press release
25 November 2008 - Rapid Response Service - Frequently Asked Question No.4. - Press release
24 November 2008 - Rapid Response Service - Frequently Asked Questions on REACH and Pre-registration. - Press release
21 November 2008 - Pre-registrations must be submitted via REACH-IT. - Press release
20 November 2008 - Rapid Response Service - Frequently Asked Questions on REACH-IT and Pre-registration. - Press release
18 November 2008 - Back-up submission procedure for pre-registration is ready, if needed, to ensure companies can pre-register by the 1 December deadline. - Press release
14 November 2008 - ECHA introduces further improvements in REACH-IT but usage continues to increase. - Press release
11 November 2008 - ECHA will offer a rapid response service for pre-registrants from 17 November to 1 December 2008. - Press release
10 November 2008 - REACH-IT update to improve performance and allow new substance notifiers to claim their registration numbers. - Press release
10 November 2008 - For IUCLID 5 users: IUCLID 5 SNIF migration plug-in released. - Press release
07 November 2008 - Draft guidance for Annex V and on Waste published. - Press release
07 November 2008 - ECHA publishes an updated intermediate list of pre-registered substances. - Press release
04 November 2008 - Candidate List brings new duties for companies. - Press release
October
28 October 2008 - Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern brings new duties for companies. - Press release
27 October 2008 - Socio-economic Analysis for restrictions begins to take shape - Press release
27 October 2008 - New Version of REACH-IT improves processing of pre-registrations in ECHA - Press release
10 October 2008 - ECHA Dialogues with over 300 Stakeholders in Helsinki - Press release
09 October 2008 - ECHA Member State Committee agrees on the identification of 14 substances of very high concern - Press release
07 October 2008 - ECHA Publishes an Intermediate List of Pre-Registered Substances - Press release
06 October 2008 - ECHA re-emphasises its approach on pre-registrations - Press release
September
30 September 2008 - Two assistants for the inquiry process published: the inquiry dossier preliminary check tool and the inquiry Q&A document - Press release
26 September 2008 - ECHA board elects new chair and adopts the multi-annual work programme 2009-2012 - Press release
24 September 2008 - ECHA launched a new web section to provide information on chemicals - Press release
22 September 2008 - Questions and Answers -document for the registrants of previously Notified Substances now available - Press release
19 September 2008 - ECHA requests companies to pre-register only substances they intend to register - Press release
05 September 2008 - Code of conduct for stakeholder observers at ECHA meetings - Press release
August
14 August 2008 - Technical completeness check tool for Product and Process Orientated Research and Development (PPORD) now available - Press release
01 August 2008 - Fee regulation - Frequently asked questions now available - Press release
01 August 2008 - Temporary submission procedures - Updated Data Submission Form - Press release
July
31 July 2008 - Four ECHA directors selected - Press release
25 July 2008 - Echa has opened registration for its first stakeholder day - Press release
22 July 2008 - REACH-IT Bulk Pre-Registration Functionality now availablee - Press release
07 July 2008 - Risk Assessment Committee invites observers to follow its work - Press release
01 July 2008 - ECHA has published Data Submission Manual 5: How to complete a technical dossier for registrations and PPORD notifications - Press release
June
30 June 2008 - Proposals for inclusion of substances in the Candidate List kick off ECHA's public consultations. - Press release
30 June 2008 - Stakeholders observers invited to follow the work of ECHA Member State Committee. - Press release
26 June 2008 - ECHA has Published Data Submission Manual 4: How to Submit Valid Dossiers to the Agency and Updated Data Submission Form. - Press release
18 June 2008 - ECHA urges companies to follow guidance and instructions in their data submission. - Press release
09 June 2008 - Data submission to ECHA active - almost 5000 files received. - Press release
03 June 2008 - European Chemicals Agency is operational - Press release
May
30 May 2008 - REACH-IT will be initially used for company sign-up and pre-registrations - Press release
27 May 2008 - ECHA has published the initial procedures for the submission of PPORD notifications, inquiries and registrations. - Press release
23 May 2008 - Information on how companies can submit data to ECHA will be published next week - Press release
16 May 2008 - Second meeting of Forum stressed hamonized enforcement of REACH - Press release
08 May 2008 - The initial scope of the REACH-IT release prudently defined - Press release
April
23 April 2008 - ECHA website revamped to allow easier access to information - Press release
04 April 2008 - Committee for Socio-economic Analysis started work towards risk-management and cost-benefits of proposed restrictions. - Press release
March
14 March 2008 - The second meeting of the Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC). - Press release
February
28 February 2008 - The Member State Committee of ECHA starts working. - Press release
15 February 2008 - Call for expression of interest as Members of the Board of Appeal of ECHA. - Press release
01 February 2008 - Committee for Risk Assessment started to lay bases for ECHA's scientific opinions. - Press release