19 December 2018
Chemicals compliance
On the Official Journal of the European Union the Regulation (EU) 2018/2005 was published, which modifies Annex XVII of the REACH Regulation.
The Regulation modifies item 51 of Annex XVII which applies to phthalates such as:
In particular, the restriction provides that:
For more information, refer to the Regulation which comes into force on 7 January 2019 and is directly applicable in all Member States.
In the same Journal the Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/2013 was also published, which identifies the 1,7,7-trimethyl-3 (phenylmethylene) bicycle [2.2.1] heptan-2-one (3-benzylidene camphor ) as an extremely worrisome substance pursuant to Article 57, letter f) of Regulation (EC) no. 1907/2006 (REACH) due to its properties of endocrine disrupting with probability of serious effects on the environment.
As a result, the substance is included in the Candidate List.
Please note that from the time of inclusion in the Candidate List, communication obligations are triggered by the companies.
04 April 2024
Chemicals compliance
On 3 April 2024, Regulation 2024/996 amending Annexes II, III, V and VI of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 was published. Below is the list of the amendments: Annex II (prohibited substances): the substance...