Author: Daniel Murin

EkotoxInfo 04/2022

2022-05-09

We encourage you to read the current news of EkotoxInfo chemical news. In the summary of last month you will find the following topics: Update of the safety data sheets by the end of 2022 Mapping of potentially harmful chemicals Summary of the March meeting of the Biocidal Products Committee Summary of the RAC and […]

3 x EU REACH Reform Web Meetings – April, May 2022

2022-03-10

Ekotox Centers with partners invite all interested parties to join us in 3 Web Meetings concerning the EU REACH Reform proposals: April 26, 2022 – “EU REACH Registration – proposed changes” May 5, 2022 – “Evaluations under the EU REACH reform” May 24, 2022 – “EU Reform of the REACH Authorisation and Restrictions system” Presenters […]

Importing Chemicals and Ingredients to Canada 101

2022-03-03

Chemical Compliance CA Webinar: Importing Chemicals and Ingredients to Canada Chemicals import rules explained The recording of the webinar that was held on February 23, 2022 is now available on our YouYube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtybTgoG7As Our next webinar will be held on Wednesday March 23, 2022 at 12pm ET – more information will be made available […]

EU REACH registration information requirements – how to make it properly

2022-03-02

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]ECHA has updated its recommendations to help companies improve their registration dossiers and has added more advice on using read-across and weight of evidence. ECHA has further developed its recommendations to registrants on how they can improve their registrations, based on observations during compliance checks and following recent changes in information requirements under REACH. The […]

EkotoxInfo 2/2022

2022-02-06

EkotoxInfo 2/2022 Ekotox Centers Ekotox Hungary Kft. (Hungary) Ekotoxikologické centrum CZ s.r.o. (Czechia) Centrum Ekotoksykologiczne Sp. z o.o. (Poland) Ekotoxikologické centrum Bratislava s.r.o. (Slovakia) February 2022 Ekotox Centers selection from EU chemicals and related legislation: Eight other substances proposed for authorization! An Act making it mandatory to report products in the SCIP database New obligations […]

Majority of inspected products sold online breach EU chemicals laws

2022-01-02

The European Chemicals Agency’s Enforcement Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement has finalised its eighth REACH-EN-FORCE where the compliance of certain mixtures and articles sold online were assessed. This was an EU-wide enforcement project carried out during 2020 in 29 countries of the EEA and Switzerland. When inspecting the offers of products sold online, […]

Revision of EU REACH; Inception Impact Assessment (IIA) on chemicals strategy actions

2021-06-06

INCEPTION IMPACT ASSESSMENT – Revision of EU legislation on registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals – was published 04 May 2021. The European Green Deal sets out the ambition to reach zero pollution for a toxic-free environment. As part of this ambition, the chemicals strategy for sustainability announces actions to better protect people and the environment […]

EU Inspections to Control the REACH Authorisation Duties 2021

2021-01-27

Inspectors will check whether the SVHCs subject to authorisation that have been placed on the market have been granted an authorisation by the European Commission. They will also check whether uses of these substances comply with the conditions set in the authorisation decisions. The inspections will be carried out in collaboration with national customs and […]

The Candidate List of substances of very high concern now contains 211 chemicals

2021-01-19

Candidate List updated with two chemicals that are toxic for reproduction ECHA News 19.1.2021 https://echa.europa.eu/sk/-/candidate-list-updated-with-two-chemicals-that-are-toxic-for-reproduction Substances added to the Candidate List on 19 January 2021: EC No.                 CAS No.              Substance name 205-594-7           143-24-8              Bis(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl)ether; –                            –                            Dioctyltin dilaurate, stannane, dioctyl-, bis(coco acyloxy) derivs., and any other stannane, dioctyl-, bis(fatty acyloxy) derivs. wherein C12 […]