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ECHA Publishes Evaluation Report(03 Mar 2010) Evaluation Report describes the progress the Agency has made in evaluating REACH registration dossiers in 2009 In 2009 the European CHemicals Agency (ECHA) received 406 complete registration dossiers and initiated evaluation of 35 of them (27 compliance checks, 8 examinations of testing proposals). Fourteen compliance checks were concluded: in seven cases a ...
REACH Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern for Authorisation Grows(14 Jan 2010) The European Chemicals Agency has added 14 chemical substances to the Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) for authorisation. Companies manufacturing or importing these substances need to check their potential obligations that ...
ECHA starts to publish information on safe use of chemicals for citizens(22 Dec 2009) The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published on its website hazard and safe-use information on chemical substances that have been registered. Over time, this growing database will permit citizens to make well informed decisions about the use ...
Forum decides on checking how formulators comply with REACH(16 Dec 2009) At its sixth meeting the Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement decided to focus its next joint REACH enforcement project, on formulators of mixtures who are the first level Downstream Users in the supply chain. This project is a natural ...
ECHA to add 15 new substances of very high concern to the Candidate List(09 Dec 2009) ECHA´s Member State Committee identified 15 new chemical substances for the Candidate List of substances of very high concern. The List will formally be updated in January 2010.The Member State Committee agreed unanimously that 15 new substances of ...
ECHA states REACH-IT and Helpdesk availability at year end(25 Nov 2009) ECHA will use the Christmas break for a major upgrading of the REACH-IT submission system, which will be closed from the lunchtime of 14 December 2009 to 3 January 2010 inclusive. The Helpdesk and ECHA’s offices will be closed from 24 December to 3 ...
ECHA calls for information to avoid unnecessary animal testing(23 Nov 2009) The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is calling for information on the health effects of a specific chemical substance by 24 December 2009. This is a public consultation foreseen by the REACH Regulation for testing proposals involving animals. The ...
ECHA publishes concise guidance on chemical safety assessment(04 Nov 2009) The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published Guidance on Chemical Safety Assessment in a Nutshell. The document is now available in the Guidance section of the ECHA website.The document is aimed at non-experts who would like to understand the ...