News

ECHA’s committees conclude on one restriction and 10 harmonised classification and labelling opinions

The Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) adopted its opinion on the restriction proposal on granules and mulches used as infill material in synthetic turf pitches or in loose forms on playgrounds. The Committee for Socio-economic Analysis (SEAC) agreed its draft opinion on the same proposal.

News release | Annex

REACH

Changes to the inquiry process

ECHA has reorganised the processing of inquiries. Inquirers for most already registered or successfully inquired substances will now be quickly directed to the relevant Co-Registrants page in REACH-IT, based on the numerical identifiers they provide.

For substances with ambiguous identifiers or where registrants or potential registrants do not exist, ECHA verifies the substance identity information.

Nevertheless, previous and potential registrants are still responsible for discussing substance sameness and deciding whether their substances can be registered together.

Inquiry web page

Opinion on substances in tattoo inks and permanent make up now available

The final opinion of the Committees for Risk Assessment (RAC) and

Socio-economic Analysis (SEAC) to restrict substances in tattoo inks and permanent make up (EC -, CAS -) is now available on ECHA's website.

Registry of restriction intentions | Final opinion

Public consultations launched on proposed restrictions of skin sensitising substances and PFHxS

The consultations on skin sensitising substances and perfluorohexane-1-sulphonic acid (PFHxS), its salts and related substances are open from 19 June 2019 to 19 December 2019 at 23:59 Helsinki time.

ECHA’s scientific committees welcome early comments by 19 August 2019 to assist them in the first discussion of the proposal in September 2019.

Submitted restrictions under consideration

Public consultation launched on SEAC's draft opinion on proposed restriction of polycyclic-aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)

The 60-day public consultation on the SEAC draft opinion on PAH content in granules and mulches used as infill material in synthetic turf pitches and in loose forms on playgrounds and in sports applications launches on 19 June 2019.

Interested parties are invited to submit comments by 19 August 2019 at 23:59 Helsinki time.

Submitted restrictions under consideration

CLP

Public consultation on harmonised classification and labelling

ECHA is looking for comments on the harmonised classification and labelling proposals for:

quinoclamine (ISO); 2-amino-3-chloro-1,4-naphthoquinone (EC 220-529-2, CAS 2797-51-5). Please note that a combined format including the draft (renewal) assessment report prepared according to the Plant Protection Products Regulation and the proposal for harmonised classification and labelling (CLH Report) according to the CLP Regulation has been used. For additional information, consult the Commission's Guidelines on Active Substances and Plant Protection Products;
tellurium (EC 236-813-4, CAS 13494-80-9); and
tellurium dioxide (EC 231-193-1, CAS 7446-07-3).

The deadline for comments is 16 August 2019 at 23:59 Helsinki time.

CLH consultations | Commission's guidelines on active substances and plant protection products

New intention to harmonise classification and labelling

One intention for a proposal to harmonise the classification and labelling was received for bis(4-methylbenzoyl)peroxide (EC 407-950-9, CAS 895-85-2) by Germany.

Registry of CLH intentions

Biocides

Want to keep using these substances in preservatives?

Companies have withdrawn their interest to get the following active substance and product-type combinations approved in the biocides review programme:

metam-sodium (EC 205-293-0, CAS 137-42-8) for use in preservatives for fibre, leather, rubber and polymerised materials (product-type 9) and for liquid-cooling and processing systems (product-type 11); and
thiram (EC 205-286-2, CAS 137-26-8) for use in preservatives for fibre, leather, rubber and polymerised materials (product-type 9).

Notify ECHA by 12 June 2020 to keep these substances in the approval process.

Upcoming deadlines

Union authorisation deadlines in 2020

Check our website for the deadlines to apply for Union authorisation for your biocidal product. In 2020, there are currently three substances with application deadlines: