Month archive for April 2011

Chemicals Forum Europe 2011 / Brussels

Thursday, den 28. April 2011

The 2-day event on REACH and CLP brought together REACH responsible persons from industrial companies, REACH experts, and representatives from national authorities. Reviews showed the development and the lessons learnt within the first registration period.
Although more or less all of the obligated companies had successfully passed the first registration period and met the deadlines for [...]

Deadline for notification of substances in articles

Tuesday, den 19. April 2011

Beginning with 2011, companies have to notify substances manufactured in or imported into the EU, either as such or in a preparation, to the Classification & Labelling Inventory.
June 1, 2011, another notification obligation for manufacturers and importers of articles becomes effective. Producers and importers have to notify substances of very high concern (SVHC) in articles.
Who [...]

New ECHA Guidance Document

Tuesday, den 5. April 2011

April 1, 2011, the European Chemicals Agency has released the second version of the “guidance on requirements for substances in articles”.
Companies manufacturing, importing or dealing with articles should follow the interpretations of this guidance document. Although they are not legally binding, the guidance documents are used by national authorities and serve as consultation sources in [...]