News archive
December 2012
19 December 2012 - Candidate List for authorisation updated with fifty-four new substances of very high concern (SVHCs) - Press release
18 December 2012 - New public consultations on CLH proposals for three pesticides and two industrial chemicals - Press release
17 December 2012 - REACH-IT and ECHA Helpdesk will be closed during Christmas and the New Year - News item
17 December 2012 - The Member State Committee identifies the first respiratory sensitisers as substances of very high concern - Press release
12 December 2012 - ECHA to start publishing comments during CLH public consultations - Press release
04 December 2012 - Preliminary results of enforcement project point to high rates of incompliance among chemical formulators - Press release
November 2012
30 November 2012 - ECHA updates its CSR illustrative example with IUCLID and Chesar data files - News alert
29 November 2012 - Reminder to companies of obligations for substances and mixtures coming into effect from 1 December 2012 - News alert
28 November 2012 - Six-month moratorium before the second REACH registration deadline to start - News alert
27 November 2012 - Updated Guidance published – Qualitative Risk Characterisation for Human Health - News alert
22 November 2012 - Updated Guidance on information requirements for physicochemical properties - News alert
20 November 2012 - ECHA publishes best practices for qualitative assessment of human health risks - News alert
06 November 2012 - Registrants intending to update their contact information in REACH-IT must do so now - News alert
05 November 2012 - Targeted expert consultation on harmonised classification of cycloxydim - News alert
October 2012
24 October 2012 - The new Chesar as a means to achieve a compliant chemical safety report - News alert
23 October 2012 - Public consultations now open on CLH proposals for three active substances in plant protection products and lead - Press release
16 October 2012 - ECHA advises registrants to check their company information in REACH-IT - News alert
September 2012
28 September 2012 - Registrants and notifiers to update their dossiers according to the provisions of the second ATP to CLP - News alert
27 September 2012 - The C&L Inventory to contain all information on hazardous substances on the EU market - Press release
21 September 2012 - RAC adopts five scientific opinions on harmonised classification and labelling - News alert
14 September 2012 - ECHA urges 574 registrants of intermediates to improve the quality of their dossiers - News alert
13 September 2012 - New version of the QSAR Toolbox to be introduced in a workshop in November - News alert
10 September 2012 - Report of a study on the cost and practicalities of two new OECD toxicity tests - News alert
03 September 2012 - ECHA launches a public consultation on 54 potential Substances of Very High Concern - Press release
August 2012
21 August 2012 - New public consultations on proposals for harmonised classification and labelling for two pesticides/biocides and a plasticiser - Press release
July 2012
06 July 2012 - Public consultation launched on SEAC's draft opinion on restricting four phthalates - Press release
June 2012
28 June 2012 - ECHA publishes a practical guide for downstream users on exposure scenarios - News alert
21 June 2012 - ECHA to identify parties concerned during public consultations on CLH proposals - News alert
21 June 2012 - New public consultations on epoxiconazole's reproductive toxicity and on CLH proposals - Press release
20 June 2012 - Public consultation on inclusion of new substances in the Authorisation List - Press release
20 June 2012 - RAC adopts five scientific opinions on harmonised classification and labelling and one opinion on a restriction proposal - News alert
19 June 2012 - ECHA initiates a six-month public consultation on the proposed restriction of 1,4-dichlorobenzene in air fresheners and toilet blocks - Press release
18 June 2012 - Candidate List updated with thirteen new Substances of Very High Concern - Press release
15 June 2012 - Proposal to restrict four classified phthalates under REACH not justified - Press release
12 June 2012 - The Member State Committee agrees on identification of five SVHCs and finalises 41 dossier evaluation cases - Press release
08 June 2012 - ECHA and MSCAs pave the way for further assessment of nanomaterials under REACH - News alert
07 June 2012 - Interaction with registrants agreed on during workshop on Substance Evaluation - News alert
06 June 2012 - Deadline for notifying ECHA about the presence in articles of twenty Candidate List substances is 19 June 2012 - News alert
04 June 2012 - ECHA publishes the first report on the CMR substances registered or notified after the 2010 registration deadline - Press release
May 2012
31 May 2012 - ECHA publishes information on substances notified under Directive 67/548/EEC on the ECHA website - News alert
25 May 2012 - Further updated Guidance on Information Requirements and Chemical Safety Assessment for nanomaterials - News alert
25 May 2012 - Late pre-registration of substances to be registered in 2013 closing soon - News alert
23 May 2012 - Registration, evaluation and authorisation discussed at ECHA's Stakeholders' Day - Press release
14 May 2012 - ECHA launches a new public consultation on proposals for harmonised classification and labelling for four pesticides and a fire-preventing agent - Press release
07 May 2012 - ECHA launches a 12-week public consultation on a draft scientific review report on phthalates DINP and DIDP - Press release
03 May 2012 - ECHA accepts group notification to the Classification and Labelling Inventory for companies who are not themselves manufacturers or importers - News alert
April 2012
30 April 2012 - Updated Guidance on Information Requirements and Chemical Safety Assessment for nanomaterials - News alert
18 April 2012 - ECHA to publish total tonnage band for registered substances (Corrigenda - 25 July 2012) - News alert
17 April 2012 - ECHA launches new public consultations on two proposals for harmonised classification and labelling - Press release
March 2012
31 March 2012 - Online REACH search tool "The Navigator" translated into 20 EU languages - Press release
23 March 2012 - ECHA Management Board supports the work of the Agency and the Executive Director - Press release
16 March 2012 - ECHA launches a six-month public consultation on the proposed restriction of chromium VI in leather articles - Press release
13 March 2012 - RAC adopts four scientific opinions on harmonised classification and labelling - News alert
05 March 2012 - ECHA publishes information on consumer articles containing substances of very high concern (SVHCs) - Press release
February 2012
29 February 2012 - Substance evaluation starts under REACH: The first list of substances published - Press release
28 February 2012 - ECHA has launched a new public consultation on thirteen potential Substances of Very High Concern - Press release
22 February 2012 - ECHA plans to update its guidance for registration of substances in nanoform - News alert
21 February 2012 - ECHA encourages registrants to ensure their company size is correctly declared - News alert
15 February 2012 - The OECD Test Guideline 443 is a new option for investigating reproductive toxicity - News alert
13 February 2012 - ECHA launches the Classification and Labelling Inventory of chemicals on the EU market - Press release
January 2012
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