ECHA submitted a proposal on 15 July 2022 to restrict the manufacture, use and placing on the market of substances, mixtures and articles containing medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCP) and other substances that contain chloroalkanes with carbon chain lengths ranging from C14 to C17 (EC -, CAS -).
On May 31, 2022, the Colombian Ministry of Commerce (MINCIT) announced the launch of the online system to register chemicals to the new National Registry of Industrial Chemical Substances (Registro Nacional de Sustancias Químicas de Uso Industrial (RSQUI)).
TEAM mastery just published a paper about Mix-Tool, a new approach and tool for the environmental risk assessment of pesticides.
ECHA’s Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) supports the restriction for the use of lead in ammunition for hunting, outdoor sport shooting and fishing. However, it recommends a shorter transition period for phasing out lead gunshot in hunting.
In an effort to increase and harmonize controls of compliance with the REACH Regulation (EC 1907/2006) in all EU Member States and renew enforcement provisions as part of the ongoing revision to the Regulation, the European Commission is considering the possibility to establish a regular and targeted audit system.
The Competent Authorities of France, Germany, and Ireland are issuing a call for evidence (CfE) regarding the uses of substances classified as skin sensitisers in consumer mixture.
“Draft Commission Implementing Regulation approving didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC) as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 1 and 2 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council”
The List of SVHC Substances Candidate for Authorization was updated on June 10, 2022. The substance N-(hydroxymethyl)acrylamide (CAS: 924-42-5; EC: 213-103-2), which is used as a monomer for polymerization, as a copolymer of fluoroalkyl acrylate, and in paints and coatings, has been included in the SVHC list due to its carcinogenic and mutagenic properties.
A proposal for the revision of the harmonized classification for glyphosate, one of the most widely used active ingredients in pesticides as herbicide or weed killer, had been submitted by Germany.
On April 25, 2022, the European Commission published a Restrictions Roadmap under the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability