News from ECHA
| Upcoming events and webinars Bookmark our web page and stay up-to-date with our upcoming webinars and events.
Currently, you can find more information about the following workshops: 29-30 April 2025 - Biocides Stakeholders' Workshop,
Helsinki/online. Registration to join on-site closes soon, on 15 April 2025.
16-17 June 2025 - Third workshop to discuss the roadmap to phase out animal testing for chemical safety assessments, Helsinki/online. Register to join on-site until 15 May 2025.Check also our upcoming webinars (online, no registration needed): 13 May 2025 - Poison centre notifications: beyond the transition period.
27 May 2025 - ECHA CHEM: New Classification and Labelling Inventory.Recordings of all our webinars are available on our website or through our webinar playlist on YouTube. |
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CLP
Workshop on the hazard classes for PBT/vPvB and PMT/vPvM properties Join our online workshop on 6 May 2025, from 10:00 to 16:00 Helsinki time, where we will discuss the guidance for the new hazard classes of the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation, specifically: Persistent, Bioaccumulative and Toxic (PBT) properties/very Persistent, very Bioaccumulative (vPvB); andPersistent, Mobile and Toxic (PMT)/very Persistent, very Mobile (vPvM) properties.You will have the opportunity to share your thoughts and ask questions on these new hazard classes, as well as learn more about the CLP guidance development process.
The event is free of charge, but you need to register by 25 April 2025 to receive the Webex link to join and the full agenda. New intentions and proposals to harmonise classification and labelling Two intentions have been submitted for: cis-tricos-9-ene (provisional chemical name) (EC 248-505-7, CAS 27519-02-4); andpeanut butter (provisional chemical name) (EC -, CAS -).Two proposals have been submitted for: 1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl peroxyneodecanoate (EC 257-077-0, CAS 51240-95-0); andD-tagatose; (3S,4S,5R)-1,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexan-2-one (EC 201-772-3, CAS 87-81-0). |
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Biocides
Get ready to submit more biocides data in IUCLID From 1 July 2026, all applications for biocidal active substance renewals must be submitted in IUCLID format. This includes data from the initial active substance approval.
By structuring biocidal data in IUCLID format, we aim to:
make information more accessible for chemical risk assessment and support the ‘one substance one assessment’ approach;
ensure each active substance and product-type has a single, well-organised application, where key study summaries and results are easily found;
improve data analysis and support the shift towards alternative testing methods;
streamline the approval process and speed up ongoing assessments under the Review Programme; and
enhance the automatic generation of reports.For an introduction to IUCLID for biocides, join our Biocides Stakeholders' Workshop on 29-30 April 2025 in Helsinki or online.
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Open positions
Seconded National Expert: Regulatory officer - biocides We are looking for Seconded National Expert (SNE) to join our biocides unit as a Regulatory Officer.
As an SNE you will remain in the service of your current employer but get to share your unique knowledge with us during the secondment and take the new skills back to your organisation once it ends.
Have a look at the vacancy notice and apply until 2 June 2025 at 12:00 Helsinki time. |
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EU Observatory for Nanomaterials (EUON)
Nanopinion: NAMs for nano-specific assessments in the food and feed sector Read the latest Nanopinion by Andrea Haase, Shirin M. Usmani, Irene Cattaneo, Maria Chiara Astuto and Francesco Cubadda.
In their guest column, they explain how the NAMs4NANO project, funded by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), enhances the regulatory application of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) for assessing nanomaterial risks in the food and feed sector. |
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