Call for EUON study proposals - extended submission deadline

The deadline to send in your study proposals for the EU Observatory for Nanomaterials (EUON) has been extended. The new submission deadline is 1 August 2022.

The EUON is looking for study topics that address:

questions related to the health and safety aspects of nanomaterials, including hazard and risk assessment, exposure to nanomaterials or worker safety and protection;
specific issues surrounding the uses of nanomaterials; or
information about markets for nanomaterials (e.g. the market for specific materials such as graphene, or specific market sectors).

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REACH

Restriction dossier for medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCP) submitted

ECHA submitted a proposal on 15 July 2022 to restrict the manufacture, use and placing on the market of substances, mixtures and articles containing medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCP) and other substances that contain chloroalkanes with carbon chain lengths ranging from C14 to C17 (EC -, CAS -).

The proposal will now be evaluated by ECHA’s scientific committees for risk assessment (RAC) and socio-economic analysis (SEAC) and will be subject to a consultation. The consultation will start after RAC and SEAC agree that the report is in conformity.

Registry of restriction intentions until outcome

RAC opinion on restriction available

The opinion of the Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) on the proposed restrictions on lead in outdoor shooting and fishing is now available.

Registry of restriction intentions until outcome

Assessments of substance group published

An assessment of regulatory needs report is now available for thioxanthenones.

To get a full list of the substances covered in this group you can filter the list by group name from our website. Similarly, you can search there to see if your substances are covered in any assessment of regulatory needs.

Assessment of regulatory needs | Questions, comments or feedback

Appendix for nanoforms translated

The update to the Appendix for nanoforms applicable to the Guidance on registration and Guidance on substance identification (version 2.0) is now available in 23 official EU languages.

The new version includes additional guidance on the joint submission of data, clarifications regarding the need for one dataset per nanoform/set of nanoforms, and information on the registration of sets of nanoforms versus single nanoforms.

Changes to the appendix are limited to sections 2 and 5 of the document.

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Testing proposals

We have launched 5 new consultations on testing proposals. The deadline for comments is 29 August 2022.

There are currently 34 open consultations on testing proposals.

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Safer chemicals podcast

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Events

Save the date: Workshop on implications of using trivalent chromium in functional plating with decorative character
10 October 2022

The workshop aims to gain an understanding on:

How trivalent chromium is currently used in functional plating with decorative character, and to what extent borates are used in this process;
What the health and environmental implications of using trivalent chromium and borates in functional plating with decorative character are; and
What sources are used to manufacture trivalent chromium and, in particular, the extent to which this is different from hexavalent chromium.

The workshop will take place online, and the registration page will open soon.

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