UK REACH extended registration deadline signed into law

UK REACH extended registration deadline signed into law

Companies have been granted three more years to comply On 28 June 2023, the UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has signed the REACH registration deadlines into law. The amended statutory instrument will enter into force on July 19 and...
EU REACH Microplastics Restriction – Update

EU REACH Microplastics Restriction – Update

A REACH Restriction, banning the use of solid synthetic polymeric ingredients in consumer products of any kind (which includes cosmetic products) is currently under development within the EU. The Restriction proposal has now been voted by the EU REACH Committee. See...
UK REACH extended registration deadline signed into law

UK REACH Statutory Instrument for deadline extension

On 20 April 2023, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) introduced a draft statutory instrument (SI) into the parliamentary process seeking to formally extend the deadlines for registration under UK REACH. The UK REACH deadlines following the...
EU REACH Microplastics Restriction – Update

ECHA Publishes REACH Restriction Proposal on PFAS

On 7 February 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published the draft restriction proposal under EU REACH for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). The proposal aims to reduce PFAS, which are identified as very persistent in the environment, emissions...