Sectors

• 07 December 2021

  Chemicals compliance

  BIOCIDAL PRODUCTS: PUBLISHED THE SANCTIONING DECREE FOR THE VIOLATION OF THE REGULATION

  The Legislative Decree No 179 of 2 November 2021 has been published, containing the Sanctions Regulation for the infringement of the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 on biocidal products. The...

• 29 November 2021

  Chemicals compliance

  REACH: NEW RESTRICTION FOR THE N SUBSTANCE, N-DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE

  The Regulation (EU) 2021/2030 has been published which limits N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF), an aprotic solvent used in many industrial applications in the EU. The substance must not be placed on the market...

• 16 November 2021

  Chemicals compliance

  SCCS Final Opinion on Methyl salicylate published

  SCCS has published Final Opinion SCCS/1622/21 on the use of Methyl salicylate (CAS: 119-36-8). Until now, the use of the ingredient, which is used as a denaturing, perfuming and soothing agent, was not...

• 03 November 2021

  Chemicals compliance

  IV°Omnibus Act published

  REGULATION (EU) 2021/1902 of 29 October 2021 (4th Omnibus Act) amending and correcting Annex II and amending Annexes III, IV and VI of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 on cosmetic products has been published. Among...

• 11 October 2021

  Chemicals compliance

  Inception Impact Assessment for the revision of the Cosmetics Regulation

  On 4 October 2021, the European Commission launched the Inception Impact Assessment for the revision of the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009, with the aim of identifying a new legislative proposal to address...

• 20 September 2021

  Chemicals compliance

  ENVIRONMENTAL LABELLING: THE FRENCH MODEL

  In 2020, French law no. 2020-105 (Loi AGEC) was published with the aim of fighting against waste and promoting the circular economy. One of the main points is to encourage sustainable production, in particular...

• 26 July 2021

  Chemicals compliance

  REACH: Annex XVII of the REACH Regulation updated

  The EU Regulation 2021/1199 has been published which modifies Annex XVII of the REACH Regulation with regard to PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) present in the granules or in the mulch used for...

• 08 July 2021

  Chemicals compliance

  REACH: Candidate list updated

  The Candidate List has been updated with 8 new substances. These include substances used in cosmetics, perfumed articles, rubber and textiles, and other substances used as solvents, flame retardants or...

• 07 July 2021

  Chemicals compliance

  Cosmetics Regulation: new amendments

  On 6 July 2021, Regulation 2021/1099 was published in the Official Journal (L 238), making new amendments to Regulation 1223/2009 on cosmetic products. In particular, the update concerns the regulation...

• 05 July 2021

  Chemicals compliance

  Highlights of the Enforcement Forum-38

  The Enforcement Forum decided to check the quality of safety data sheets in the EU-wide enforcement project in 2023. Safety data sheets are often lacking and of poor quality, so workers and professionals...

• 14 June 2021

  Chemicals compliance

  REACH: Regulation 876/2021 establishes new rules to authorize the use of banned substances in the production of spare parts

  Regulation 876/2021 has been published which establishes new rules to authorize the use of prohibited substances in the repair of complex products. The substances present in Annex XIV of REACH can be used...

• 28 May 2021

  Chemicals compliance

  III°Omnibus Act published

  REGULATION (EU) 2021/850 of 26 May 2021 (3rd Omnibus Act) amending and correcting Annex II and amending Annexes III, IV and VI to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 on cosmetic products. This Regulation brings...

• 24 May 2021

  Chemicals compliance

  Environmental labelling: latest updates

  In the last few days, some important updates have been published regarding the environmental labelling of packaging pursuant to Article 219, paragraph 5 of Legislative Decree 152/2006. First of all, the...

• 18 May 2021

  Chemicals compliance

  Publication of the "Regulation on official controls" in the food sector

  Decree no. 27 of 2 February 2021 Legislative Decree No. 27 of 2 February 2021 has been published, adapting national legislation to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 on activities and official...

• 11 May 2021

  Chemicals compliance

  France: news on the obligation to remove the green dot

  On 15 March 2021, order N°450160, 450164 was published which requested that the obligation to remove the "Green Dot" does not apply to the French state until 1 January, 2022 This decision was taken because...

• 10 May 2021

  Chemicals compliance

  EU UPDATES ON SCCS OPINIONS

  SCCS published the final opinions, adopted at its plenary meeting on 30-31 April 2021, of the following ingredients with potential endocrine disrupting properties: Propylparaben ...

• 05 May 2021

  Chemicals compliance

  ECHA: 10th recommendation for the prioritization of substances to be included in the authorization list

  ECHA, on April 14th, published the 10th recommendation for the prioritization of substances to be included in the authorization list (Annex XIV REACH). The 7 new substances are: Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane...

• 15 April 2021

  Chemicals compliance

  REACH: COMMUNITY ROTATING ACTION PLAN (CORAP) FOR THE PERIOD 2021-2023

  The substances evaluated by the Member States according to the CoRAP in the period 2021-2023 are 58. substances will be evaluated in 2021 50 between 2022 and 2023. Among the substances on the list we can...

• 14 April 2021

  Chemicals compliance

  CLP: PROPOSAL FOR CLASSIFICATION AND HARMONIZED LABELING FOR TWO SUBSTANCES

  Until 14 May 2021 it is possible to participate in the consultation for proposals for harmonized classification for the following substances: -1,2-benzisothiazol-3 (2H) -one; 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one...

• 14 April 2021

  Chemicals compliance

  REACH: REF-10 (ENFORCEMENT PROJECT)

  The REF-10 will focus on consumer products. Inspectors could verify compliance with restrictions regarding CMR substances in textiles, D4 / D5 in rinse-off comset products or bisphenol A in thermal paper. The...