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REACH

Assessment of regulatory needs reports published

We have published reports assessing the regulatory needs for:

Montan, carnauba and rice bran waxes and their derivatives; and
Aralkylaldehydes.

You can filter the list with the group names to get a full list of substances covered in each group and access the reports.

Assessment of regulatory needs

Call for evidence: skin sensitising substances in consumer mixtures

Denmark, France, Germany and Ireland are requesting interested parties to submit information related to skin sensitising substances in consumer mixtures. The information gathered will be used to assess the need for regulatory actions on skin sensitisers in consumer mixtures.

This call for evidence consultation has been extended until 31 October 2022.

For any clarifications, contact the German competent authority: chemg@baua.bund.de

Current calls for comments and evidence

Commission decisions on applications for authorisation

The European Commission has granted an authorisation for the use of
4-(1,1,3,3-Tetramethylbutyl)phenol, ethoxylated (4-tert-OPnEO)
(EC -, CAS -) to Pfizer Manufacturing Belgium NV (Review period expires on
4 January 2030).

Official Journal

Testing proposals

We have launched 30 new consultations on testing proposals. The deadline for comments is 7 November 2022.

Give comments

CLP

New proposals to harmonise classification and labelling

Two proposals have been submitted for:

Pentapotassium bis(peroxymonosulphate) bis(sulphate) (EC 274-778-7, CAS 70693-62-8) by Slovenia; and
2-[2-chloro-4-(methylsulfonyl)benzoyl]cyclohexane-1,3-dione;sulcotrione (ISO) (EC 619-394-6, CAS 99105-77-8) by Germany.

Registry of CLH intentions until outcome

EU Chemicals Legislation Finder

Survey on use of health-based limit values

Give your feedback on the use of health-based limit values that are used in a regulatory context to protect people and the environment from negative effects after exposure to different chemical substances or mixtures.

The survey is part of ongoing work led by the European Commission in collaboration with other EU agencies. It is open until 10 October 2022.

Answer the survey

Board of Appeal

Compliance check decision partially annulled

In case A-005-2021, the Board of Appeal decided that ECHA could not require a registrant to provide information on the identification of degradation products (Section 9.2.3. of Annex IX to REACH) through any study it considered appropriate.

That information requirement is dependent on the other standard information requirements on degradation in the annexes to REACH.

In this case, ECHA did not assess whether the adaptations submitted by the appellant for the other degradation information requirements were acceptable. Therefore, it was not possible to determine whether there was a data gap.

Decision

Announcement of a new appeal

The Board of Appeal has published an announcement in case A-008-2022 concerning a substance evaluation decision.

Announcements

European Commission

Call for evidence: Basic regulation for ECHA

The European Commission has published a call for evidence on a proposal for a basic regulation for ECHA. The initiative aims to strengthen ECHA’s governance, streamline the working methods of ECHA’s bodies and make their financing more sustainable.

Give your feedback by 10 October 2022.

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