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July 8, 2021Bernie Henn

On 8 July 2021, the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) added 8 new Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) to the REACH Candidate List for Authorization. This brings the list to 219 SVHC substances. The new SVHC are used in consumer products such as cosmetics, scented articles, rubber and textiles. Others...

May 4, 2021Scott Stephens

The European Union (EU) filed draft legislation with the World Trade Organization (WTO) on 23 April 2021 under the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Agreement . This legislation aligns the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation's Annex XVII restrictions with substances recently classified as carcinogens, mutagens, and...

October 20, 2020Scott Stephens

On 9 October 2020 the European Commission adopted legislation that supplements the REACH Regulation (1907/2006/EC) by formally establishing deadlines for registrants to meet their REACH Article 22 duties to update existing registration dossiers. Verisk 3E Review Under Article 22(1) of REACH, registrants - regardless whether individual registrants, the lead registrant,...
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July 27, 20203E Connect Team

Having visibility into your supply chain is of utmost importance but without a streamlined solution in place your efforts can become futile. With supply chain compliance platform 3E Connect™ you gain transparency into the exchange of material, product and supplier compliance information throughout the global supply chain. From source to...
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January 17, 2020Bernie Henn

On 16 January 2020 the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) added four new Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) to the REACH Candidate List for Authorization. This brings the list to 205 SVHC substances. The four newly added substances are as follows: Perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS) and its salts Equivalent level...
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December 17, 2019Scott Stephens

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published a list of over 21,500 REACH registered substances, divided into five general categories, or pools, according to the regulatory actions EU chemicals management authorities are currently taking, will take, or are considering taking for them. Verisk 3E Review As reported in 3E Monitor...
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October 9, 20193E Notify for Poison Centres Team

According to the European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) 25 September 2019 newsletter , the Competent Authorities for REACH and CLP (CARACAL) have unanimously agreed to the European Commission’s proposed changes to Annex VIII to the Regulation on Classification, Labeling and Packaging (1272/2008/EC – CLP), including the postponement by one year of...
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January 15, 2019Bernie Henn

On January 15, 2019, the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) added six new Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) to the REACH Candidate List for Authorization. This brings the list to 197 SVHC substances. The 6 new substances added are: 2,2-bis(4'-hydroxyphenyl)-4-methylpentane (CAS RN 6807-17-6; EC No. 401-720-1). There are no active...
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December 17, 2018Scott Stephens

The United Kingdom’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued chemical regulation-specific guidance which expands on the September 2018 technical notice issued by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) that explained the UK’s strategy for a ‘no-deal’ withdrawal from the European Union in March 2019. Titled “UK...

June 4, 2018Verisk 3E Regulatory Research Team

The passing of the third and final REACH registration deadline for existing substances on 1 June 2018 officially marked the end of the REACH Regulation’s (1907/2006/EC) 10-year registration period, and resulted in the registration of over 8,000 fewer phase-in substances than originally estimated. The final deadline encompassed existing, or phase-in,...







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