News archive
December 2013
16 December 2013 - ECHA updates the Candidate List for authorisation with seven new substances of very high concern (SVHCs) - Press release
13 December 2013 - REACH-IT, R4BP 3 and ECHA Helpdesk will be closed during Christmas and the New Year - News alert
13 December 2013 - Two new Guidance in a Nutshell documents: for downstream users and on the compilation of safety data sheets - News alert
12 December 2013 - Fact sheet explaining toll manufacturer responsibilities under REACH - News alert
09 December 2013 - Monitor progress on the implementation of the SVHC Roadmap on ECHA's website - Press release
05 December 2013 - Updated Guidance for downstream users and Guidance on the compilation of safety data sheets - News alert
November 2013
29 November 2013 - First public consultation on a biocidal active substance launched - Press release
26 November 2013 - First four conclusion documents on substance evaluation published on ECHA website - News alert
25 November 2013 - ECHA publishes updated Guidance on the Application of the CLP Criteria - News alert
22 November 2013 - MSC deals with testing proposals of alkenes and petroleum substances - News alert
13 November 2013 - ECHA initiates eight-week public consultations on applications for authorisation for DEHP and DBP - Press release
October 2013
29 October 2013 - Consultation on a proposal revising methanol's harmonised classification and labelling now open - Press release
21 October 2013 - Report published on the methodologies employed in the environmental risk assessment of petroleum substances - News alert
15 October 2013 - New factsheet explaining the follow-up to dossier evaluation decisions - News alert
11 October 2013 - Board of Appeal's press release: Board of Appeal Decision on Additional Testing Requirements - Press release
September 2013
25 September 2013 - Board of Appeal's press release: The Board of Appeal annuls an ECHA decision - Press release
25 September 2013 - Research report published on the substitution costs of hazardous chemicals - News alert
25 September 2013 - Updated Navigator tool to help industry identify obligations under REACH published - News alert
August 2013
30 August 2013 - New Biocidal Products Regulation enters into operation on 1 September 2013 - Press release
26 August 2013 - Public consultation launched on a proposal for revision of the harmonised classification and labelling on bisphenol A - Press release
19 August 2013 - ECHA publishes Guidance on applications for technical equivalence concerning biocides - News alert
14 August 2013 - Public consultation on the first Application for Authorisation for Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) - News alert
01 August 2013 - Board of Appeal's press release: The Board of Appeal annuls an ECHA decision - Press release
July 2013
17 July 2013 - ECHA and stakeholders set out actions to improve chemical safety reports and safety data sheets - Press release
04 July 2013 - Call for further evidence on the use of cadmium-based pigments in plastics - News alert
02 July 2013 - New CLH public consultation launched on hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde and bupirimate - Press release
June 2013
25 June 2013 - Nearly 300 participants take part in ECHA's first Biocides Stakeholders' Day - Press release
24 June 2013 - Public consultation on inclusion of new substances in the Authorisation List - Press release
20 June 2013 - ECHA updates the Candidate List for authorisation with six new substances of very high concern (SVHCs) - Press release
19 June 2013 - Board of Appeal's press release: The Board of Appeal upholds an ECHA decision - Press release
12 June 2013 - RAC and SEAC agree jointly on the main principle for the length of the review period for applications for authorisation - News alert
12 June 2013 - SEAC concludes its scientific opinion for a restriction proposal on 1,4-dichlorobenzene in air fresheners and toilet blocks - News alert
11 June 2013 - Harmonised classifications according to the Dangerous Substances Directive now available in the C&L Inventory - News alert
10 June 2013 - Croatian accession to the European Union brings new duties for companies - Press release
06 June 2013 - New CLH public consultations launched on tributyltin compounds and PHMB - Press release
03 June 2013 - Press conference announcing the REACH 2013 registration results held in Brussels - News item
May 2013
29 May 2013 - Public consultation on RAC's draft opinion on the toxicity to reproduction of gallium arsenide - Press release
28 May 2013 - ECHA publishes its first five-year strategic plan for public consultation - Press release
21 May 2013 - ECHA calls for a new round of comments on etridiazole's reproductive toxicity and carcinogenicity - News alert
April 2013
30 April 2013 - Public consultations launched on CLH proposals for two borates and a pesticide - Press release
March 2013
26 March 2013 - Public consultations launched on CLH proposals for two pesticides and an industrial chemical - Press release
21 March 2013 - ECHA launches a public consultation on a proposed restriction of lead and its compounds in consumer articles - Press release
20 March 2013 - Substance evaluation under REACH: The annual update of the CoRAP published - Press release
19 March 2013 - Public consultation on SEAC's draft opinion on a restriction proposal for 1,4-dichlorobenzene in air fresheners and toilet blocks - Press release
12 March 2013 - ECHA's Committee for Socio-economic Analysis agrees on how they will evaluate economic feasibility - Press release
07 March 2013 - ECHA to conduct a preliminary study and hold a webinar on the use of five cobalt salts - Press release
06 March 2013 - First substance evaluation results - further information needed on 32 substances - Press release
February 2013
27 February 2013 - REACH Evaluation Report 2012: Quality information required for REACH compliance - Press release
13 February 2013 - ECHA receives updates for intermediate dossiers and announces further follow-up actions - News alert
11 February 2013 - Create the full chemical safety report with the new IUCLID CSR plug-in - News alert
11 February 2013 - New tool to support registrants in improving dossier quality now available - News alert
06 February 2013 - CLH public consultations on a new insecticide and an industrial chemical - Press release
04 February 2013 - ECHA's Eighth Stakeholders' Day – specific support and guidance for SMEs and member registrants - News item
January 2013
25 January 2013 - Working with European trade unions to promote worker safety and awareness of REACH extended safety data sheets - News item
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