REACH

Integrated Regulatory Strategy annual report

Assessing chemicals in groups has continued to speed up identification of substances for which regulatory risk management may be required. In 2022 EU authorities opened assessments of 2 000 substances in 61 groups.

RAC opinions on restriction proposals available

We have published opinions of the Committee for Risk Assessment on restriction proposals for:

• N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAC) and 1-ethylpyrrolidin-2-one (NEP) (EC: -) submitted by the Netherlands

Reports for the following substance groups are now available on our website:

• Dithiocarbamate Complexes 
• Isocyanates 

If you have questions or feedback related to the assessment work, you can send them to us using this webform.

CLP

New intentions and proposals to harmonise classification and labelling

One proposal has been submitted for:

• Acetophenone (EC 202-708-7, CAS 98-86-2)

Consultations on harmonised classification and labelling

We are looking for comments on the harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) proposal for:

• N-1,3-dimethylbutyl-N'-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (EC 212-344-0, CAS 793-24-8)

• thymol; 5-methyl-2-(propan-2-yl)phenol (EC 201-944-8, CAS 89-83-8)

For thymol; 5-methyl-2-(propan-2-yl)phenol, the proposal format combines the draft (renewal) assessment report prepared according to the Plant Protection Products Regulation and the proposal for CLH under the CLP regulation. For additional information, consult the European Commission’s Guidelines on Active Substances and Plant Protection Products.

For more information on this active substance and on the studies included in the CLH report, consult the draft assessment report on the European Food Safety Authority's consultation website.

Biocides

Treated articles: List of allowed substances updated

Is your company manufacturing articles treated with biocidal active substances? We have updated the list of substance-product type combinations that can be used in treated articles.

SCIP database

New IUCLID service release for SCIP users

A new service release of IUCLID 6 includes improvements and fixes that are relevant to SCIP users. These include among others:

• Alignment of the validation assistant with the official Candidate List update on 14 June.

• A fix on the user interface view of the mixture category (no impact on the format).

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