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Updates on the German Proposed Restriction for PFHxA

Jun 03, 2022 | Updates on the German Proposed Restriction for PFHxA

Recently, the opinions of the Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) and Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) were made available publicly on the ECHA website for undecafluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA). An initial...

EU REACH Restricted use Risk assessment
Withdrawal of Interest in Substance Application for Biocides Review Programme

Jun 03, 2022 | Withdrawal of Interest in Substance Application for Biocides Review Programme

According to ECHA, the once selected substance silver-polyethylenimine-chloride, as a new chemical to join in the biocides review programme now needs some new concerned business bodies to continue its...

Biocides Chemical notification/ registration Human health exposure
ECHA intends to identify an SVHC in Belgium and France
ECHA intends to identify an SVHC in Belgium and France
Jun 03, 2022

According to ECHA, there is a new intention to identify a Substance of Very High Concern (SVHC) from Belgium together with France. The substance of interest is 4,4'-sulphonyldiphenol (i.e. Bisphenol S...

Ecotoxicology SVHC Hazardous chemicals
Vietnam plans to change rules for restricted chemicals
Vietnam plans to change rules for restricted chemicals
Jun 03, 2022

Consultation on the proposed amendments to the Vietnamese rules on their restricted chemical licences, labelling, management logbooks, and annual reporting deadlines is currently ongoing until June 26...

Labelling Restricted use Safety data sheets (SDSs)
UK REACH and CLP Laws in Consolidated Texts
UK REACH and CLP Laws in Consolidated Texts
Jun 03, 2022

Consolidated versions of UK REACH and Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) legislation were published, including the incorporation of amendments made to EU regulations covering post-Brexit na...

Brexit CLP Chemical Framework
Australia publishes 9 evaluations for chemical use and associated risks
Australia publishes 9 evaluations for chemical use and associated risks
Jun 02, 2022

On the 30th of May 2022, Australia published some evaluations under section 78 of the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019. The draft versions of these evaluations were initially published for public consult...

Exposure monitoring & measurement Hazard assessment Risk management

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