Keyword: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

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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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A Difficult Path Ahead

27.04.2017 - It is nearly 10 years since Europe’s chemical legislation REACh was established. The regulation -described as the most complex in the EU’s history – came into effect on Jun 1, 2007...

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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...

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CEFIC Identifies Ways to Improve REACH

29.03.2017 - The EU's chemicals legislation REACH – in force for ten years and now undergoing its second review – is functioning relatively well, but there is room for improvement, Erwin Annys...

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ECHA Says Glyphosate not a Carcinogen

16.03.2017 - The European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) Committee for risk assessment, RAC, has cleared the chemical compound glyphosate – the active ingredient in herbicides such as Monsanto’s...

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Europe Establishes Nanomaterials Information Tool

09.12.2016 - The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and the European Commission have agreed to start work on the European Union’s Observatory for Nanomaterials (EU-ON), which the Helsinki-based...

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CEFIC Comments on EU Endocrine Disruptors Plan

09.08.2016 - Joining other stakeholders who initially commented on the draft legislation defining criteria for identifying endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in biocidal and plant protection...

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EU Extends Glyphosate Permit for 18 Months

30.06.2016 - In a unilateral move on Jun. 29 the European Commission (EC) temporarily extended EU registration of glyphosate for 18 months, until the end of 2017. The EU’s governing body...