The Candidate List to authorisation of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) has been updated with nine new hazardous chemicals and now contains 233 entries.

The Candidate List to authorisation of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) has been updated with nine new hazardous chemicals and now contains 233 entries.
The European Commission has recently proposed a revised Regulation on classification, labelling and packaging of chemicals (CLP) and introduced new hazard classes – for endocrine disruptors and other harmful chemical substances –to improve protecting people and the environment from hazardous chemicals.
The European Commission adopted new limit rules for 4 perfluoroalkylated substances (PFAS) in food.
The Community Rolling Action Plan (CoRAP) for 2023-2025 will be adopted and published by ECHA in March, following the Member State Committee’s opinion. 24 substances will be listed for their evaluation by EU Member States.
The European Commission has conducted a Consultation On Revising FCM Regulations. The intention is to modernize and correct some shortcomings identified in the current legislation.
Watch out: substances recovered from waste are frequently non-compliant!
The IT-tool aimed to notify at EU level (Commission and Member States) the phytosanitary emergencies changes: the PPPAMS has converged into the ESFC (E-Submission Food Chain) platform.
We would like to remind the need of payment of annual fixed charges to all Companies holding authorizations for plant protection products in Italy (deadline December 2022, max January 2023).
The 8th December 2022 the Biocidal Products Committee approved Alkyl (C12-16) dimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride (ADBAC/BKC (C12-C16)) (CAS 68424-85-1) as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 1.
As already anticipated, we remind companies that as of January 1, 2023, the requirements for labeling of packaging will come into effect.