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19 December 2012 |
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Season's greetings from ECHA  ECHA's new e-Newsletter published
The December issue of the ECHA Newsletter is the first one in a new online format. We have responded to your feedback and, by using an online format, we are making the Newsletter more interactive and modern. You will also find it easier to share articles of interest with your colleagues - individual stories can now be sent as a simple link. The online newsletter also comes with a useful 'Search' function. Have a look and let us know what you think. Thank you for your feedback We received over 200 responses to the survey about the ECHA website and 150 to the survey on the ECHA e-News and Newsletter. Thank you very much for taking part. We will now analyse the feedback in detail to better understand your needs. |
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PRESS RELEASES Candidate List for authorisation updated with fifty-four new substances of very high concern (SVHCs) 19 December 2012
With the addition of 54 new SVHCs to the Candidate List, it now contains a total of 138 substances and the target set by Vice-President Tajani and Commissioner Potočnik to have 136 SVHCs on the Candidate List by the end of 2012 has been reached. New public consultations on CLH proposals for three pesticides and two industrial chemicals 18 December 2012
ECHA is seeking comments on new proposals for harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) for three pesticides: Pyridaben, Dodemorph and Dodemorph acetate, and two industrial chemicals: Imidazole and Phenol, dodecyl-, branched. The public consultations will be open for 45 days and will end on 1 February 2013. The Member State Committee identifies the first respiratory sensitisers as SVHCs 17 December 2012
The MSC unanimously agreed on the identification of 23 SVHCs. These will be added to the Candidate List by ECHA decision together with another 31 substances which did not require MSC involvement. The Committee also indicated their agreement on ECHA's draft recommendation for adding 10 new substances to the Authorisation List. ECHA launches a public consultation on SEAC's draft opinion on restricting chromium (VI) in leather articles 14 December 2012
Before the adoption of SEAC's final opinion, the Agency is seeking public comments on the Committee draft opinion. The public consultation period will end on 12 February 2013. The JRC and ECHA agree to cement their cooperation 14 December 2012
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and the Institute for Health and Consumer Protection (IHCP) of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre sign a collaboration agreement. ECHA starts publishing dossier evaluation decisions 13 December 2012
From the 13 December 2012 onwards, ECHA's dossier evaluation decisions on compliance checks and examination of testing proposals will be available on the Agency's website. ECHA to start publishing comments during CLH public consultations 12 December 2012
Starting with the next public consultation on 18 December 2012, ECHA will publish comments received during the public consultation on proposals for harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) while it is ongoing. |
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NEWS ALERTS RAC adopts seventeen scientific opinions Corrigenda: 14 December 2012
The Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) has adopted 15 opinions for harmonised classification and labelling (CLH), one opinion at the Executive Director's request concerning the safety of a plant protection product (Article 77(3)) and an opinion on the restriction proposal of Chromium VI in leather compounds. |
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ON THE WEB REACH-IT and ECHA Helpdesk will be closed during Christmas and the New Year ECHA would like to remind the industry that REACH-IT will be closed from 21 December 2012 12:00 until 2 January 2013 at 10:00 (EET). The ECHA Helpdesk will limit its services from 19 December 2012 at 12:00 (EET) in order to be able to process all the questions that will arrive before the Christmas break.
More > ECHA-term user survey results now published
ECHA has published its first ECHA-term user survey report. The results show that ECHA-term indeed supports the work of its users in 22 EU languages: 67% of them agreed with the statement that the database makes their work more efficient and it is easy to use. The feedback received will be taken into account in further developments of the database. The report is now available. Upcoming seminars for future applicants for authorisation On 11 and 12 February 2013, ECHA will host a seminar on applications for authorisation specifically designed for future applicants. The aim is to raise the overall understanding of the authorisation application procedure via presentations, discussions and feedback from the industry. Due to space constraints, participants will be selected through an application process which will open on 10 December 2012. Priority will be given to future applicants not having had a chance to participate in the seminar held on 1 and 2 October 2012. A similar seminar is also planned to take place sometime during June 2013. The registration is now open until 11 January 2013. Public consultation to avoid unnecessary animal testing: one new testing proposals Deadline for submitting information: 31 January 2013. Preliminary conclusions of the 28th Management Board meeting published 19 December 2012 Open positions |
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