This section provides a regular update on news and events about REACH.
Deadlines loom for chemical users and late pre-registrantsDownstream users of chemicals have less than two months to notify their suppliers how they make use of their substance. Information on both the use and the conditions under which the substance is used should be communicated in writing to suppliers, although the 30th November deadline only applies to those substances with a registration deadline of 1st December 2010. Read More...
ECHA issues consultation on 15 new substances of very high concern
Interested parties have until the 15th October to respond the European Chemicals Agency’s proposals to identify 15 chemicals as substances of very high concern (SVHCs). Comments will be considered when the decision is made on whether each substance is to be included on the Candidate List for authorisation. Read More...