Keyword: SVHC

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EU Votes to Add BPA to SVHC List

21.06.2017 - The Member State Committee (MSC) of the EU, acting on a proposal made by France, has unanimously voted to add bisphenol A (BPA), the chemical used to produce the engineering...

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ECHA Labels TiO2 a Category 2 Carcinogen

14.06.2017 - Chemical industry organizations including those representing producers of titanium dioxide, have criticized the decision by the Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) of the European...

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ECHA on Track with Listing SVHCs

27.04.2017 - The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), the administration authority for the EU’s REACH chemical legislation, said it is on track to achieve its goal of having all relevant...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Roles Under REACh (Part 3)

23.03.2015 - Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, well-known as the REACh regulation, or Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of...

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REACh Review Given a Mixed Response

11.02.2014 - Regulation - The European Commission's review of REACh has concluded that there is no need for any major changes in the legislation -at least for the moment. This has been welcomed...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Reach Information Responsibilities

07.09.2011 - Best Practice Solutions - After the enforcement of the Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 (Reach) in 2007, and now after the end of the first registration deadline in 2010, the...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Reach: Warning Signs for Downstream Users and Strategic Responses

07.09.2011 - Moving Target - Reach implementation is now in full swing, as the 2010 registration results are about to be communicated down supply chains and new processes for the most hazardous...