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ECHA to Check Substance Identity for REACH 2013 Registrations
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ECHA has announced it will conduct an IT-based screening on substance identity of all registrations it receives for the major May 31, 2013 deadline of the REACH regulation. The stated aim is "helping industry to proactively improve the quality of the...
1486 Substances Registered for May 2013 REACH Deadline
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Reminder that May 31, 2013 is the next REACH deadline. This deadline is for industry to register all phase-in substances manufactured or imported in the EU at or above 100 tonnes a year.The number of substances for which at least one potential regist...
EU's New ’Conflict Minerals’ Initiative, Your Input Requested
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The European Commission (EC) has initiated a public consultation on SEC Conflict Minerals.The EC seeks perspective on issues such as the sourcing and security of supply of minerals, technology for supply chain transparency, and good governance.
REACH-IT Closed For Maintenance (and Easter)
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REACH-IT is shut down for maintenance -- closed for business -- until Friday morning, March 22. REACH-IT is the central online workflow system of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). The tool allows companies to sign-up online, submit dossiers and o...
What RoHS and REACH May Agree On
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If readers will forgive the detour we'd like to point out a thoughtful blog post called RoHS, Six Years After. Check out the rest if interested in one Dartmouth College Thayer School of Engineering perspective on RoHS's affect on the market.Here...
36 Substances: CoRAP
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The CoRAP lists substances subject to substance evaluation under REACH. In the first year, 2012, the Member States agreed to evaluate 36 substances. Current CoRAP list is here. See also Substance Evaluation Under REACH.In four cases, the result was t...
Substance Evaluation Under REACH
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Are we clear on substance evaluation under the REACH regulation? It's more complicated than some people (agents) realize, and by complicated we mean "murky" and "time-consuming."Basically, each country in Europe (called Member States) evaluates subst...
The REACH 5 Year Review
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Note that today the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) released its 5-Year review of the REACH regulation.In its entirety, here: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/chemicals/documents/reach/review2012/index_en.htmGood summary here, from the Ac...
5-Year survey: has REACH helped?
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The REACH 5-Year Review has been published. An extensive survey was conducted as part of the research. The survey found that Europeans not only believe the safety of chemical products has improved, but 65 % of respondents also believe that products c...
10 new substances for Authorization List
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On January 17, 2013 ECHA announced 10 new substances for the Authorization List from the Candidate List.The 10 new substances are listed below (see graphic), listed with examples of uses in the scope of authorization:The REACHspot audience will be fa...
The GHS SDS is part of REACH
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All European companies dealing with chemicals are impacted by SDS compliance. US based companies who either by from or sell into Europe will have responsibility as well.SDSs are now part of REACH compliance. A company's SDSs must:use the GHS 16-secti...
ECHA seeks feedback on cadmium in plastics
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REACH-wise in Europe, ECHA's latest cadmium movement is this:ECHA is publicly requesting evidence to assess the impact of expanding REACH restriction on cadmium and its compounds in plastic materials.By request from the European Commi...
How to compile information to register
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It's timeMany businesses support REACh and want to register for the next deadline, but are confused as to how, exactly, to go about it.There are a few things to know about compiling the necessary information for registration.Substance identification...
Substances intended for REACH registration in May 2013
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A reminder that May 13, 2013 is the deadline for industry to register all phase-in substances manufactured or imported in the EU at or above 100 tonnes a year.The number of phase-in substances intended to be registered by May 31, 2013 is shown in the...
54 New Substances on REACH Candidate List
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As expected, 54 substances have been added to the Candidate List for Authorization under REACH regulation, Europe's legislative answer to TSCA in the US. For reference, the list of chemicals already requiring authorizing is here.The Member Stat...
ECHA's New Web Form For SVHC Notification
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Your chemical inventoryECHA has launched a new web form for the notification of SVHCs in articles.EU producers and importers must notify ECHA of any substances listed on the Candidate List which are present in their articles, if both of the following...
REACH-IT Update Starts Now
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REMINDER: REACH-IT update will release on Friday, 30 November, 2012. Be ready. The REACH-IT submission system will not be available from Wednesday November 28th at 12:00 (Helsinki Time or EET) until Friday November 20th 2012...
Are the US EPA and ECHA Collaborating?
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Remember when a big announcement was made that EPA and ECHA were going to work together to share chemical data— possibly towards a TSCA update?"Overall this joining of efforts and sharing of best practices is probably a good idea; we just hope for...
REACH Alert: Your Contact Info Becomes Public
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Attention: The next release of REACH-IT will include a new Co-Registrants page which gives registrants direct access to each other's contact details. The new Co-Registrants page in REACH-IT will be published at the end of November 2012.Your updated...
REACH Registration Stats Updated on ECHA Site
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Registration statistics have been updated on the European Chemicals Agency web site for dossiers submitted under the REACH regulation.The data shows the number of registrations received from the 27 EU Member States as well as from the European Econom...
