ECHA adds nine hazardous chemicals to Candidate List

The Candidate List of substances of very high concern now contains 233 entries for chemicals that can harm people or the environment.

Companies are responsible for managing the risks of these chemicals and must also give their customers and consumers information to use them safely.

More | Candidate List

REACH

ECHA receives PFASs restriction proposal from five national authorities

The national authorities of Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden have submitted a proposal to ECHA to restrict per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) under REACH. ECHA will publish the detailed proposal, one of the broadest in the EU’s history, on 7 February 2023.

More | Restriction intention: Restriction on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of PFASs

ECHA to assess risks to children from PAHs in granules and mulches

The European Commission has requested us to assess the risks to children from PAHs in granules and mulches in playgrounds and other domestic applications such as gardening and landscaping.

An initial screening assessment of risks will be sent to the Commission by the end of February 2023. If uncontrolled risks are identified, a restriction proposal may be prepared.

Current activities on restrictions | Restrictions Roadmap

Committees’ opinions on a restriction proposal available

The compiled opinion of the Committees for Risk Assessment and
Socio-Economic Analysis for 2,4-dinitrotoluene (EC 204-450-0,
CAS 121-14-2) is available on our website.

Registry of restriction intentions until outcome

CLP

New intentions and proposals to harmonise classification and labelling

Two intentions have been received for:

Silicon dioxide (EC 231-545-4, CAS 7631-86-9); and
1,3-dimethylimidazolidin-2-one (EC 201-304-8, CAS 80-73-9).

Eight proposals have been submitted for:

N-1,3-dimethylbutyl-N'-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine
(EC 212-344-0, CAS 793-24-8);
1,3-dichloropropene (EC 208-826-5, CAS 542-75-6);
S-benzyl N,N-dipropylthiocarbamate (EC 401-730-6,
CAS 52888-80-9);
Sulphuryl difluoride (EC 220-281-5, CAS 2699-79-8);
2,2',6,6'-tetra-tert-butyl-4,4'-methylenediphenol (EC 204-279-1, CAS 118-82-1);
Potassium bromide (EC 231-830-3, CAS 7758-02-3);
Sodium bromide (EC 231-599-9, CAS 7647-15-6); and
Talc (Mg₃H₂(SiO₃)₄) (EC 238-877-9, 14807-96-6).

Registry of CLH intentions until outcome

Nanopinions

Nanopinion: European nanomaterial market expect to grow – new barriers emerging

Our latest guest column from Dr Anastasios Papadiamantis and Dr Antreas Afantitis focuses on the findings of a study commissioned by the EUON on the EU market for nanomaterials, including substances, uses, volumes and key operators.

More | Full report

Board of Appeal

Appeal against substance evaluation decision dismissed

In case A-009-2021, the appellant contested a decision which followed the second substance evaluation of resorcinol regarding its potential endocrine disrupting properties for the environment.

The first substance evaluation of resorcinol had not been concluded by the adoption of a decision under Article 52 of the REACH Regulation. Therefore, the specific conditions set out in Article 47(1) of the REACH Regulation for reopening the substance evaluation were not applicable.

The Board of Appeal decided that ECHA did not err in requesting a Larval Amphibian Growth and Development Assay to further investigate potential endocrine disrupting properties for the environment.

Decision

BoA Chairman dismisses appeal as inadmissible

In case A-012-2022, the Chairman of the Board of Appeal has dismissed as inadmissible an appeal against a document entitled ‘Assessment of regulatory needs, group name: Aralkylaldehydes’. The Chairman held that this document is not one of the decisions on which the Board of Appeal is competent to decide.

Decision

Announcement of new appeal

The Board of Appeal has published an announcement in case A-011-2022 concerning an appeal against a decision on a data-sharing dispute under the Biocidal Products Regulation.

Announcements

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