SCIP

IUCLID release – improvements for SCIP users

The new IUCLID release includes improvements for Substances of Concern in Products (SCIP) database users. These include an update of the article category picklist and mixture category list as well as further technical updates.

IT-tools

New OECD QSAR Toolbox version available

QSAR Toolbox 4.6 enhances connectivity with IUCLID, increases capacity to use external models and improves access to information about tested substances in ECHA’s chemicals database.

REACH

First comments on PFAS restriction published

We have published the first batch of non-confidential comments received from the public for the universal PFAS restriction proposal. We will continue to publish them on our website on a regular basis.

You can still have your say until 25 September 2023.

The five national authorities as dossier submitters and ECHA’s scientific committees will reply to the comments in due course.

Assessment of regulatory needs report published

Report for the following substance group is now available on our website:

• Fused tricyclic ethers with short chain polyalkyl substituents

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

CLP

Consultation on harmonised classification and labelling

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

• 1-amino-4-hydroxy-2-phenoxyanthraquinone (EC 241-442-6, CAS 17418-58-5)
• dimethachlor (ISO); 2-chloro-N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-N-(2-methoxyethyl)acetamide (EC 256-625-6, CAS 50563-36-5)

For dimethachlor (ISO); 2-chloro-N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-N-(2-methoxyethyl)acetamide, 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 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.

Have your say by 21 July 2023.

Drinking Water Directive

Help us develop application formats for Drinking Water Directive (DWD)

We are looking for volunteers to help us test and develop the IUCLID template which applicants will use to comply with their DWD obligations. If you are interested, send us an email to ECHA_DWD@echa.europa.eu by 12 June 2023.

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