by delphic-admin | Mar 21, 2024 | Europe
The opinion of the Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) under the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has been published (available here). The RAC opinion confirms that tea tree is going to be classed with a harmonised classification as a CMR 1B (reprotox) under the EU...
by delphic-admin | Mar 21, 2024 | Europe
Lithuania’s environment ministry has proposed a draft law to better align the EU member state with trade bloc rules on chemicals managed under REACH, CLP, POPs and more. The government endorsed the draft ‘law on chemical substances and chemical mixtures’ on 14...
by delphic-admin | Mar 21, 2024 | Europe
On 20 February 2024, the EU Commission published on its Official Journal the regulation on fluorinated greenhouse gases. The F gases in scope of this regulation are listed in Annexes I-III of the regulation, which can be assessed here. The regulation contains specific...
by delphic-admin | Mar 21, 2024 | Europe
On 14 February 2024, Cosmetics Europe (CE – the EU personal care association) and the European Federation for Cosmetic Ingredients (EFfCI) launched their joint guidance on the EU REACH microplastics restriction. Available here. The guidance outlines: the requirements...
by delphic-admin | Mar 21, 2024 | UK
The SAG-CS opinion on methyl salicylate was published on Friday 8 March (available here), and there are some differences from the EU SCCS opinion. Summary of opinion key differences: SAG-CS has recalculated the MOS for age groups 0.5-1, 1-3, 3-6, 6-10, 10-14, 14-18...