by delphic-admin | Jun 19, 2024 | Europe
On 17th May, the EU Commission published the REACH restriction on D4/D5/D6 on the Official Journal of the EU. This regulation will enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the EU. The official text is available...
by delphic-admin | May 29, 2024 | UK
On 24 April 2024, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) notified a draft Statutory Instrument to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) relating to the ban of the supply and sale of wipes containing plastic. Plastic is defined in the draft...
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 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 | Dec 1, 2023 | Europe
Companies representing the global silicones industry have lost major appeal cases seeking to overturn decisions identifying siloxanes as substances of very high concern under REACH and banning them in wash-off cosmetics due to environmental hazards. In two separate...