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Climbazole: proposal of CLH classification

On 19 August 2026, ECHA (the European Chemicals Agency) forwarded Belgium’s proposal for the harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) of Climbazole, a preservative.

Sorbic Acid: Intention of CLH classification

On 19 August 2026, ECHA (the European Chemicals Agency) announced Germany’s intention to introduce an harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) for sorbic acid.

Deltamethrin: proposal of CLH classification

On July 7, 2026, ECHA (the European Chemicals Agency) published Sweden’s proposal for the harmonized classification and labeling (CLH) of deltamethrin, an ingredient already suspected of acting as an endocrine disruptor.

CLH classifications: two consultations, one intention

On July 1, 2026, ECHA (the European Chemicals Agency) announced the launch of two consultations on proposals for harmonized classification and labeling (CLH), one for Dimethyl Imidazolidinone and the other for Benzyl Benzoate. It also published a new classification intention for Butyrolactone, a fragrance ingredient.

Trimethylolpropane: Intention of CLH classification

On 24 June 2026, ECHA (the European Chemicals Agency) announced Norway’s intention to introduce the harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) of Trimethylolpropane, specifically in Repr. 1B.

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

CoRAP update for 2016-2018 adopted

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As expected, ECHA has adopted the updated Community rolling action plan (CoRAP) for 2016-2018 with 138 substances to be evaluated. According to the pl...

Monday, March 21, 2016

ECHA: RAC concludes on restricting D4 and D5

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In its plenary meeting held from 29 February to 10 March, the Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) agreed to support the proposal of the UK to restrict...

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

A new search engine for chemicals

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The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has just launched a new search engine on its website, to find information on 120 000 chemicals used in Europe tod...

Monday, December 14, 2015

REACH: many companies still miss their registration duties

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The third REACH-EN-FORCE project by ECHA's Enforcement Forum shows that 13 % of inspected companies have missed some of their REACH registration dutie...

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

ECHA asks registrants additional information for testing proposals

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To further ensure that testing on animals is only done as a last resort, ECHA has started requesting additional information from registrants who submi...

Monday, November 2, 2015

CoRAP: ECHA's proposal for 2016-2018

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ECHA (European Chemicals Agency) has just published its proposal to update the Community rolling action plan (CoRAP). The draft plan contains 138 subs...

Thursday, September 17, 2015

REACH & CLP: ECHA releases two guides for SMEs

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The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has released two practical guides to help small and medium-sized enterprises in their way to be compliant with EU...

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

ECHA proposes 15 substances for REACH authorisation

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15 substances of very high concern (SVHCs) are recommended to be added to the REACH Authorisation List. These substances were prioritised from the Can...

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

In short - CoRAP 2015-2017 adopted

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ECHA has adopted the new Community rolling action plan (CoRAP). Based on the update proposal published in October 2014, the final list substances that...

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

ECHA is prioritising CMR

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ECHA's just published its new CMR report. The report furthermore identifies over a thousand CMR substances that potentially merit further regulatory a...

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

REACH 2018: ECHA releases a roadmap

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The last registration deadline for existing chemicals will be on 31 May 2018. The deadline concerns companies that manufacture or import substances in...

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

In short - CoRAP: ECHA draft update for 2015-2017

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ECHA has prepared a proposal to update the Community rolling action plan (CoRAP). The draft plan contains 134 substances that are proposed to be evalu...