Month archive for December 2010

Merry Christmas!

Wednesday, den 22. December 2010

K&L offices are closed during Christmas Holidays, from December 24, 2010, until January 2, 2011.
We thank you for your confidence and are looking forward to working with you in 2011.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

REACH Candidate List expanded up to 46 SVHCs

Friday, den 17. December 2010

Effective December 15, 2010, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has added another eight substances to the candidate list of substances of very high concern (svhc) after the committee of the member states of the European Union had taken a respective decision. The eight substances are the following:
• Cobalt(II)sulfate, CAS-No 10124-43-3     
• Cobalt(II)dinitrate, CAS-No 10141-05-6
• Cobalt(II)carbonate, CAS-No 513-79-1
• Cobalt(II)diacetate, CAS-No 71-48-7
• 2-Methoxyethanol, [...]

RoHS II ahead

Wednesday, den 15. December 2010

November 24, 2010, the European Parliament voted on the RoHS recast. RoHS II is going to come into force in the beginning of 2011 and needs to be transposed into national law by the member states of the European Union within 18 month after publication.
RoHS II affects further branches and products and will lead to [...]

It’s high time for notification!

Monday, den 13. December 2010

Your substance did not have to meet the 2010 registration deadline?
You started manufacturing or importing a substance since December 1st 2010?
Then you may have to submit a notification according to the CLP regulation (1272/2008) to the European Chemicals Agency for your substances within the next month. (January 3rd, 2011)
K&L helps you to find out quickly [...]

Registration of Chemicals on a Discount

Monday, den 6. December 2010

No, it’s not Black Friday and not Cyber Monday either. It is the law: the EU REACH Regulation requires producers of substances and/or preparations to register them on the website of ECHA, the newly created European Chemicals Agency in Helsinki. In the lowest tonnage band (1-100 t per year) the registration fee amounts to € [...]