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ECHA Proposes Seven SVHCs for Authorization

07.02.2018 - The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has recommended that seven substances of very high concern (SVHCs) be added to the REACH Authorization list (Annex XIV). The agency said they...

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EP Approves Rules to Protect Workers From Cancer

05.09.2017 - The European Parliament (EP) has approved new rules to protect workers from carcinogens and mutagens in the workplace, with the aim of saving up to 100,000 lives over the next 50...

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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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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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Greenpeace Slams Revised US Chemicals Act

01.06.2016 - Environmental advocacy organization Greenpeace has criticized the new Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) passed by the US House of Representatives as “the weakest of all US...

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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...