About 1 month after the latest expansion of the ECHA Candidate list of 20 substances, another 7 substances have been put in the “Registry of intentions”. These substances are foreseen to become the next candidate substances.
http://echa.europa.eu/de/registry-of-current-svhc-intentions
For these substances, an Annex XV Dossier will be submitted to ECHA until 30 January 2012. After this submission, a [...]

Effective December 19, 2011, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has added another twenty 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 twenty substances are the following:

1.
Lead dipicrate
CAS No. 6477-64-1

2.
Lead styphnate
CAS [...]

The CLP adaption law leads to changes in several German legislations.
Although the CLP legislation was issued as a regulation, that means, it applies directly in any member state, a few ordinances have to be implemented in national legislation of the different member states.
As in 2008, the REACH-adaption law already cut down most parts of the [...]

Substances of very high concern (SVHCs) fulfilling the requirements of the articles 57 and 59 REACH are put on the so called candidate list by ECHA (European Chemicals Agency). After a due commenting process, those substances may be put into REACH Annex XIV and will then be subject to authorization. This means that they are [...]

The discussion of the reference value of an article has reached the next stage.
As Germany, Austria, Belgium, France, Sweden, Denmark and Norway still have a dissenting opinion on the information obligations of article 33 REACH regulation, suppliers of articles are facing different interpretations and enforcement activities in the different member states.
Basically, according to the wording [...]

After passing the first REACH registration deadline on December 1, 2010 and after having submitted the CLP notification to ECHA, REACH activities seem to be fallen asleep like sleeping beauty.
No significant news from ECHA, no action or movement in groups and forums, same lectures come up again and again, lab-workers playing pickup-sticks with test tubes?
Yes, [...]

ECHA has proposed 20 new substances for inclusion in the candidate list end of August.
All these substances have been identified according to article 57 REACH that means they are either carcinogenic, mutagenic, toxic for reproduction of have other characteristics of very high concern.
Check if your substances are included in the proposal. What are the steps, [...]

GHS (Globally Harmonised System of Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Chemicals) is the outcome of the world summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. One of the main purposes of this system as one can guess it on its name is to harmonize the classification of chemicals worldwide. This helps the manufacturers, importers and suppliers [...]

Art. 126 REACH rules that penalties for non-compliance with the REACH regulation have to be determined and implemented by the member states. The understanding, however, of effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties seems to be very different in the member states.
Whilst the United Kingdom has criminal penalties for non–compliance with the registration of ~ € 5.606 [...]

The member state committee has unanimously agreed on 7 further substances to be added to the candidate list.
The expansion of the list will take place soon. After being published on the candidate list, the substances will activate obligations for manufacturers, importers and distributors of articles.
Substances in articles are subject to notification if the substance is [...]