Is your company size declared correctly?
If you are a micro, small or medium-sized company, you should check that the company size you claimed when registering your substances is correct. Make sure you have also uploaded the required supporting documents in REACH-IT.
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Study: Certain chemicals present in artificial turf infill need further risk assessment
Our new study on plastic and rubber granules used as infill in artificial sports pitches identifies certain chemicals potentially present in the infill that could pose risks to people or the environment. We propose that any further work to examine whether these substances in rubber infill pose a risk to human health or the environment that is not adequately controlled should be done by preparing a REACH restriction proposal. ECHA notes that recently published studies may provide new information on the risks of substances, which would need to be taken into account in any further work.
The study was requested from us by the European Commission in 2017 following the restriction proposal by the Dutch authorities on eight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in rubber granules and mulches. It also links to the restriction proposal for intentionally-added microplastics, which is currently in the Commission for decision making.
Study [PDF] | Topical page on granules and mulches
New intentions to identify a substance of very high concern
Two intentions have been received for:
Registry of SVHC intentions until outcome
New substance evaluation conclusion published
A new substance evaluation conclusion document is now available on ECHA’s website for methyl salicylate (EC 204-317-7, CAS 119-36-8), added to the CoRAP list in 2015 and evaluated by France.
Community rolling action plan | Substance evaluation
QSARs and their assessment under dossier evaluation
3 June 2021, 11:00-12:30 (Helsinki time)
The webinar covers the requirements for using quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSARs) to adapt standard information in REACH registrations. QSARs are computational modelling methods that can be used to show relationships between structural properties of chemicals. The webinar will also show how ECHA checks the compliance of QSAR information and will illustrate the most common issues found in QSAR studies and how these are addressed in ECHA’s decisions.
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