TTE Newsletter 24–COMAH deadline, IUCLID6 release, Waste documentation changes etc
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The May 2016 ECHA newsletter contains an interview about things SMEs need to consider in the run up to 2018, given by Janet Greenwood on behalf of the Chemical Regulations Self Help Group, www.chemselfhelp.co.uk . The article is available online at http://newsletter.echa.europa.eu/home/-/newsletter/entry/2_16_reach-2018-things-for-smes-to-think-about, and a pdf of the newsletter can be downloaded here http://newsletter.echa.europa.eu/documents/6362380/22230354/newsletter_2016_issue_2_may_en.pdf .
Janet Greenwood of TT Environmental Ltd will be speaking at this meeting on 25th May 2016, on behalf of the Chemical Regulations Self Help Group www.chemselfhelp.co.uk, about SME experiences of REACH registration. For details, see http://echa.europa.eu/news-and-events/events/event-details/-/journal_content/56_INSTANCE_DR2i/title/11th-stakeholders-day .
ECHA intends to “stabilise” its REACH guidance (that is, not change it) from 31st May 2016 to the final registration deadline in 2018, see http://echa.europa.eu/view-article/-/journal_content/title/echa-stabilises-guidance-two-years-ahead-of-the-2018-reach-deadline .
Great summary article on new Poison Centre requirements at Speciality Chemicals Mag see http://www.specchemonline.com/articles/view/beware-poison
Several companies we know have been receiving emails from more than one company claiming to be the Lead Registrant for the same substance. This has occurred where there is no Lead Registrant officially in place, or even where a Lead Registrant exists, and the substance has been registered.
ECHA has published guidance on how to deal […]
You may have noticed that the chemical search function at ECHA changed recently, and that there are now different levels of information available.
The first level (and therefore first result in a chemical search) is called an “Infocard”, which summarises basic information about the substance, including CLP classification information.
The CLP classification information is generated automatically from […]
ECHA have improved their chemical search function to give substance identity, including structure, on results page, ahead of links to CLI, registered substance information, see http://echa.europa.eu/ .
New regulation clarifies cost sharing for REACH data, see http://echa.europa.eu/view-article/-/journal_content/title/reach-data-sharing-principles-clarified .
CLP Notification is now required under EU law for any substance placed on the market in any amount. Unlike REACH there is no 1 tonne cut-off point. We understand that this also applies to R&D materials, inter-company transfers e.g. from outside the EU into the EU, etc.
There is a phase-in period for substances which […]