K&L is a regular participant at the REACH workshops conducted by BDI (Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie) in Berlin. The recent event took place February 23. Topics on the agenda centered round industry’s difficulties in implementing the REACH regulation.
The participants discussed legal consequences of ECHA’s changed guidelines. Currently, the guideline on how to handle substances in [...]

The following 6 substances of very high concern (svhc) have been put into Annex XIV of the REACH regulation yesterday, and for further sales or use are from now on subject to authorization.
•      5-tert-butyl-2,4,6-trinitro-m-xylene (musk xylene)
•      4,4`-diaminodiphenylmethane – MDA
•      hexabromocyclododecane – HBCDD
•      bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate – DEHP
•      benzylbutylphthalate – BBP
•      dibutylphthalate – DBP
After the so called “Sunset [...]

Within the REACH schedule, many SMEs are expected for the 2013 registration period. For those companies, K&L offers a special registration service package.
In general, SMEs do not necessarily have the expertise, capacity, required data and studies for an individual registration. In order to effectively fulfill their registration obligations, they need a quick, secure and cost-saving [...]

For the coming inspection activities, national inspectors will be especially trained on supervising the REACH and CLP obligations for Downstream Users.
As the role of the downstream users is essential in providing information about hazardous substances and a safe use, it is necessary to raise awareness about their duties for REACH and CLP.
Inspectors e.g. will check [...]

After being adopted by the European Parliament in November 2010, the RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) recast is currently undergoing a thorough revision process by legal linguists. The formal council adaptation is expected in the course of March and, finally, the publication in the Official Journal should take place in April 2011.
The RoHS recast involves [...]