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Track legal obligations with the new EU Chemicals Legislation Finder
ECHA’s new online service, the EU Chemicals Legislation Finder (EUCLEF), gives companies access to a free-of-charge overview of 40 pieces of EU chemicals legislation they may need to comply with.
News | EUCLEF | How to use EUCLEF
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REACH
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Do you have further information on uses of seven substances proposed for authorisation?
ECHA invites comments on its proposal to include seven hazardous substances in the REACH Authorisation List. The substances proposed to be recommended are:
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octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4) (EC 209-136-7, CAS 556-67-2), decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5) (EC 208-764-9, CAS 541-02-6), dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane (D6) (EC 208-762-8, CAS 540-97-6);
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terphenyl, hydrogenated (EC 262-967-7, CAS 61788-32-7);
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dicyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP) (EC 201-545-9, CAS 84-61-7);
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disodium octaborate (EC 234-541-0, CAS 12008-41-2); and
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benzene-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid 1,2-anhydride (trimellitic anhydride; TMA) (EC 209-008-0, CAS 552-30-7).
The deadline for comments is 5 June 2020.
News | Give comments
New features in ECHA’s chemicals database
Several new features and improvements are now available in ECHA’s chemicals database.
Characterisation of nanomaterials data and nano-related endpoint studies will be published in the relevant REACH registered substance factsheets.
New information about registrants will also be published, showing the year they made their registration, years in which they updated their registration dossiers, and when and reasons why they ceased manufacture or had their registration invalidated or revoked.
Furthermore, the calculation of the properties of concern for carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, reproductive toxicity, skin and respiratory sensitisation from industry data has been improved and clarified to better account for all submitted data.
Information on chemicals
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CLP
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Consultation on harmonised classification and labelling
ECHA is looking for comments on the harmonised classification and labelling proposals for:
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4,4'-[2,2,2-trifluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethylidene]diphenol; bisphenol AF (EC 216-036-7, CAS 1478-61-1);
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benzyl(diethylamino)diphenylphosphonium 4-[1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propan-2-yl]phenolate (EC 479-100-5, CAS 577705-90-9);
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benzyltriphenylphosphonium, salt with 4,4'-[2,2,2-trifluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethylidene]bis[phenol] (1:1) (EC 278-305-5, CAS 75768-65-9);
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reaction mass of 4,4'-[2,2,2-trifluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethylidene]diphenol and benzyl(diethylamino)diphenylphosphonium 4-[1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propan-2-yl]phenolate (1:1) (EC -, CAS -);
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reaction mass of 4,4'-[2,2,2-trifluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethylidene]diphenol and benzyltriphenylphosphonium, salt with 4,4'-[2,2,2-trifluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethylidene]bis[phenol] (1:1) (EC -, CAS -); and
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3,3'-dimethylbiphenyl-4,4'-diyl diisocyanate; [TODI] (EC 202-112-7, CAS 91-97-4).
The deadline for comments is 8 May 2020.
Give comments
New intentions to harmonise classification and labelling
Four new intentions have been received for:
Registry of CLH intentions until outcome
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Biocides
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Conclusions on three active substances and four applications for Union authorisation
The Biocidal Products Committee (BPC) adopted three opinions on active substances, including one proposing non-approval, and four opinions on Union authorisation – with one not supporting authorisation.
News
Want to keep using brandy and peanut butter in repellents and attractants?
A company has declared interest in notifying brandy (EC -, CAS -) and peanut butter (EC -, CAS -) for inclusion in the biocides Review Programme for use in repellents and attractants (product-type 19).
Notify us by 5 September 2020 to have these substances added to the review programme for the use in product-type 19.
Upcoming deadlines
Call for stakeholders: take part in developing guidance on pollinators
We are setting up a dedicated stakeholder group to help us develop new guidance on how to assess the risk to bees and other pollinators from the use of biocides. If you have an interest and expertise in pollinators and your organisation fills our criteria for becoming an accredited stakeholder, apply by 26 March 2020. We will closely cooperate with EFSA on this guidance.
Call for stakeholders [PDF] | Biocides guidance | How to become an accredited stakeholder
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ECHA Newsletter: Speeding up the biocides active substance Review Programme
The review of biocides active substances should be completed by the end of 2024. The latest issue of ECHA Newsletter tells what actions ECHA has taken so far and how the Agency is supporting national authorities to speed up this work.
Article | Read ECHA Newsletter
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Board of Appeal
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Board of Appeal dismisses BPR data-sharing dispute concerning prallethrin
In Case A-007-2018, a data owner and a participant in the Review Programme under the BPR challenged an ECHA decision granting another company permission to refer to certain studies on the active substance prallethrin.
The Board of Appeal found that ECHA failed to issue its decision within 60 days, as required by the BPR. Nevertheless, the Board of Appeal held that the two conditions for a permission to refer were fulfilled before the adoption of ECHA’s decision. First, the company in question had accepted all the terms and conditions proposed by the data owner, so that by definition the company had made ‘every effort’. Second, the company had paid the data owner a share of the cost.
The Board of Appeal therefore dismissed the case.
Decision
Announcement of new appeal
The Board of Appeal has published an announcement in joined cases A-016-2019 to A-029-2019 concerning testing proposal decisions.
Announcements
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Guest corner
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Guest Corner: Trust in drinking water eroded by the PFAS contamination crisis
Check the latest contribution by Dr David Andrews, a senior scientist at the American Environmental Working Group (EWG), a non-profit organisation based in the United States. He writes about per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) commonly known as ‘forever chemicals’, which have contaminated drinking water and rainwater in the US according to a test study carried out by the EWG. This could in part explain the contamination of people and animals around the globe, Dr Andrews explains.
In ECHA's Guest Corner, we invite stakeholders to contribute articles on their work and priorities related to chemicals in our everyday life.
Chemicals in our life - Guest corner
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