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Landbell Group Acquires H2 Compliance
Acquisition strengthens Group’s compliance consultancy services and extends geographic presence Mainz/Dublin, March 22, 2016. The Landbell Group, the leading environmental specialist for compliance schemes, services and software solutions, and H2 Compliance, the chemical and environmental regulatory compliance services business, have today announced an agreement that the Landbell Group has acquired 100% ownership of H2 Compliance....
Five Substances Added to the Candidate List
ECHA added five new substances to the candidate list in December. These five substances were included in the candidate list because they are either carcinogenic, very-persistent very-bioaccumulative or toxic to reproduction. Inclusion in the candidate may ultimately result in the substances being subject to Authorisation in the EU. If you have any queries in relation...
2015 – A Year In Brief
January- ECHA launches REACH 2018, a countdown to Registration campaign and announces its commitment to support all stakeholders particularly SMEs through the process. As another year closes in we take a look back at some of the items making headlines in the Chemical Regulatory world. February- Canada implements GHS March- ECHA reports on the dossier evaluation process....
Canadian New Substance Notifications
The data requirements for these notifications range from simple characterisation to physicochemical, human health and ecotoxicological data. Data requirements are determined based on substance type, volume being imported and whether the substance is listed on the Canadian Domestic Substance List (DSL) or the Non-Domestic Substance List (NDSL). Supplemental data may be requested by the Canadian...
Articles in Articles
In my previous blog, “When is an article not an article?” we were awaiting the ruling from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on whether components within articles should also be considered as articles. The ECJ ruling on the subject has been published and it has major implications for manufactures, importers and suppliers of articles...
Norway and Sweden Find Lack of Hazard Information in Car Care Products
Recent studies published by Norwegian and Swedish environmental agencies have heavily criticized the packaging and labelling of many car care products that are sold in both countries. The inspection report by Norway’s Environment Directorate showed that nine out of ten imported articles are labelled incorrectly. For example, many of them are inadequately child-proofed. The Norwegians...
Downstream Users and Authorisation – 5 steps to meet your obligations
If you are a Downstream User of a substance subject to Authorisation and you are relying on your supplier to seek an Authorisation on your behalf, the following points should help you to verify if you are meeting your regulatory obligations. 1. Confirm that your use of the substance is covered under your supplier’s...
What is a SIEF ?
What is a SIEF? A Substance Information Exchange Forum (SIEF) is formed once stakeholders agree that they have pre-registered the ‘same substance’ within the REACH-IT system. Participation within a SIEF is mandatory under REACH, members of a SIEF have no option to opt out but can, in most instances, decide how actively they...
Seven new substances proposed for inclusion in the candidate list
A further seven substances have been identified for potential inclusion in the candidate list. The list of substances, published 31 August includes two UV absorbing substances which were proposed by the German Authority. 2,4-di-tert-butyl-6-(5-chlorobenzotriazol-2-yl)phenol (UV-327) and 2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-(tert-butyl)-6-(sec-butyl)phenol (UV-350) are full spectrum UV absorbers. They are commonly used as UV stabilisers for plastics, rubbers and polyurethane...
When is an article not an article?
When is an article not an article? When it’s a component. Sometimes. Perhaps. Maybe. We’ll see. Beware of SVHC’s. Firstly, the (slightly) technical bit. Article 33(1) of REACH obliges suppliers to provide certain information to downstream users if Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) are present in an article that they supply at a concentration of...
ECHA reports progress on dossier quality, but further improvement required.
ECHA’s report of its 2014 activities, published in February, highlights the outcome of compliance checks and recurring shortcomings encountered in registration dossiers including testing proposals. It also discusses further activities carried out during the year and provides recommendations to registrants to improve dossier quality. This summary will highlight key areas from the report. Frequent Issues...
Canada Implements GHS
On February 11th 2015, Canada finally published its version of the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) for classification and labelling of workplace chemicals referred to as WHMIS 2015; this was achieved by amending the Hazardous Products Act with new regulations, the Hazardous Products Regulations (HPR). The new regulations repeal and replace WHMIS 1998, or the Controlled...