ECHA calls for information to avoid unneccessary animal testing

11-Aug-2009 - The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is calling for health effects information on the reproductive toxicity of a specific chemical substance by 24 September 2009. This is the first time that this type of public consultation - foreseen by the REACH Regulation - is made, and ECHA expects to make ...

ECHA publishes new concise guidance

26-Jun-2009 - The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has launched a new series of shortened versions of the REACH Guidance Documents and Fact Sheet on the inclusion of substances in the List of Substances Subject to Authorisation. The first two Guidance in a Nutshell publications: Requirement for Substances in ...

ECHA recommends strict control for seven substances of very high concern

04-Jun-2009 - The European Chemicals Agency recommends that seven chemical substances of very high concern should not be used without specific authorisation. Three of the recommended substances are classified as toxic to reproduction, one as carcinogenic and three fulfil the criteria for being persistent, ...

ECHA publishes an updated list of pre-registered substances

01-Apr-2009 - An updated version of the List of Pre-registered Substances was published on the ECHA website. It contains around 143,000 substances which were pre-registered by 65,000 companies between 1 June and 1 December 2008. ECHA does not expect all of these substances to be registered. The Agency has ...

First public consultation on harmonised classification and labelling

25-Feb-2009 - ECHA has published on its website the first public consultation on a proposal to harmonise the classification and labelling of two chemical substances. The two substances in this consultation are: - Epoxiconazole – a pesticide, used in agriculture to control types of fungus - Diantimony ...

Temporary submission now ended and REACH-IT closed until 5 January 2009

REACH-IT will be the only route to submit dossiers to ECHA in 2009

18-Dec-2008 - REACH-IT is now closed until 5 January 2009. Please note that 15 December was the last day of the temporary submission procedure for inquiry, registration and PPORD dossiers. From now, ECHA will not accept any dossiers sent under the temporary submission procedures. The shared e-mail addresses ...

Chemical Industry achieved successful pre-registration

04-Dec-2008 - With Pre-Registration coming to an end, the first phase of the REACH process has successfully been concluded by the chemical industry. Looking at the impressive number of more than two million pre-registrations, Cefic feels that its relentless efforts in helping its members and the ongoing ...

Arkema has achieved the pre-registration of all its substances concerned by the Reach regulation

04-Dec-2008 - Following several months’ work on this project, Arkema’s teams have achieved the pre-registration of 470 substances concerned by the Reach regulation with the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). According to the company, Arkema has endorsed the objectives of Reach from the very beginning, in the ...

Companies submitted over 2 million pre-registrations by the deadline

03-Dec-2008 - The six-month REACH pre-registration period closed on 1 December at midnight. EU/EEA-based companies submitted well over two million pre-registrations covering more than 100,000 substances. ECHA is currently processing and verifying the validity of the remaining unprocessed files. The list of ...

ECHA will offer a rapid response service for pre-registrants from 17 November to 1 December 2008

13-Nov-2008 - From 17 November until 1 December 2008, ECHA will be offering enhanced assistance to companies that still intend to pre-register and may need help in doing so in time. The service is available to companies located in the EU/EEA who can submit their questions on pre-registration related issues via ...