REACH News

31. May 2010 Des séminaires de formation IUCLID 5.2 vous seront désormais proposés en langue française par des Experts de REACh ChemConsult GmbH.

Prochains rendez-vous: du 1 au 3 septembre 2010 à Cologne.

Et 22 au 24 septembre 2010 à Paris. Pour plus d'information merci de contacter [Presse release].

Further IUCLID5.2 trainings in french. Cologne: 1-3.09.2010, Paris: 22.-24.09.2010.

 

17. May 2010

IUCLID5.2 seminars are now offered in French language by the experts of REACh ChemConsult GmbH. First training will be held in Cologne, on May 26-28 2010. For further information contact the [press release].

 

30.03.2010

Acrylamide added to the Candidate List of SVHC

Acrylamide (EC No 201-173-7 and CAS No 79-06-1) was added to the Candidate List of Substances Very High Concern due to its carcinogenic and mutagenic properties. [press release]

 

22.03.2010

New REACH-IT version will be launched on March 25, 2010

The old REACH-IT system was shut down at 5 P.M. today and will remained closed until March 25, 2010 9 A.M., when a new REACH-IT version will be launched. [press release]

 

08.03.2010

Consultation on eight potential Substances of Very High Concern: Denmark, France and Germany have put forward proposals to identify 8 chemical substances as SVHC: trichloroethylene, boric acid, disodium tetraborate anhydrous, tetraboron disodium heptaoxide hydrate, sodium chromate, potassium chromate, ammonium dichromate und potassium dichromate [press release]

 

04.02.2010

IMPORTANT IUCLID UPDATE: Reach dossiers prepared with the old IUCLID 5.0 oder 5.1 versions must be submitted to the ECHA until March 1st 2010. After this deadline registrants may only use the new IUCLID 5.2 software, that will be available starting February 15, 2010. [press release]

 

13.01.2010

SVHC: 14 new substances of very high concern!

The European Chemicals Agency ECHA has added 14 additional substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) to the Candidate List. [press relase]; [current SVHC-list]

 

14.12.2009

REACH-EN-FORCE: more REACH enforcement projects coming up!

The REACH enforcement project will focus also on formulators of mixtures who are the first level Downstream Users in the supply chain in 2010/2011. [press release]

 

07.12.2009

The European Chemicals Agency has released a list of 15 new substances of very high concern to be included in the SVHC candidates list in January 2010: Anthracene oil (EC number: 292-602-7, 295-278-5, 295-275-9, 292-604-8 and 292-603-2), pitch coal tar (266-028-2), acrylamide (201-173-7), aluminosilicate refractory ceramic fibres, zirconia aluminosilicate refractory ceramic fibres, 2,4-dinitrotoluene, diisobutyl phthalate, lead chromate (231-846-0), lead chromate molybdate sulphate red (235-759-9), lead sulfochromate yellow (215-693-7) and tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphate (204-118-5). Official [press release]

 

02.09.2009

How does REACH affect natural substances?

A review of how companies are affected by REACH that manufacture substances occuring in nature or that are obtained from natural sources has been written by Dr. Ricarda Koopmann and Dr. Thomas Gildemeister. [see more on REACH and natural substances]

 

10.08.2009

A new overview for the proposed animal testings is online:

To gather all the relevant data and avoid unnecessary animal testing ECHA has started a list of vertebrate animal testing proposal for annexes IX and X on this page. Companies are encouraged to provide and share all available scientifically valid information related to the testing proposals within 45 days.

 

05.06.2009

A new IUCLID 5 upgrade (5.1.1) is now available:

An upgrade (5.1.1) can be downloaded free of charge from the IUCLID Website for the standalone and the distributed versions of IUCLID 5. The bugs within the Helpsystem and Java incompatibilities were corrected.

 

02.06.2009

The first seven SVHCs under strict control:

The European Chemicals Agency recommends that the following seven substances of very high concern (SVHC) should not be used without specific authorisation: musk xylene, 4,4'-diaminodiphenylmethane (MDA), short chained chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs), hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD), bis(2-ethyhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), benzylbutylphthalate (BBP), dibutylphthalate (DBP). Three of these substances are toxic to reproduction, one is carcinogenic and the other three are classified as persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) or very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB).

 

15.04.2009

The REACH-IT Data Submission Manual 8 was published

The new Data Submission Manual 8 helps companies to successfully submit their REACH dossiers through REACH-IT by providing detailed information about the initial checks, called “business rules”, that are made before further processing by the European Chemical Agency.

 

26.03.2009

Tool for the technical completeness check will be available by the end of 2009:

The European Chemicals Agency ECHA will make the technical Completeness check tool available until the end of 2009. This said Laurence Hoffstadt at the REACH-Congress held by BAuA "SIEF, Konsortien und gemeinsame Einreichung von Daten" on 26.03.2009. The tool will be integrated in IUCLID 5. The technical completeness check tool is crucial to assure the correct preparation of the registration dossiers for REACH. With the tool companies can check in advance the completeness of their dossiers. The tool will use the same algorithms as the one that is used by ECHA stuff members after the submission of the dossiers. Currently a tool for the technical completeness check is available for inquiry and PPORD dossiers.

 

26.03.2009 Preparation of the Chemical Safety Report: CSR plugin for IUCLID5 is now available on the IUCLID website.

For substances that are manufactured or imported above 10 tons/year a Chemical Safety Report (CSR) must be included in the technical IUCLID registration dossier. A plug-in has been implemented in IUCLID 5.1 (latest version) in order to help the preparation of sections covering the identity of the substance, information on manufacture and use, its physical and chemical properties, classification and labelling as well as the hazard assessment of the substance. Data will be extracted into a structured document in XML or RTF format. The experts of REACh ChemConsult GmbH have tested the tool concluding that this will be a good technical support for the preparation of the CSR. To download the CSR plugin and the comprehensive manuals select:

 

 

23.02.2009

First public consultation on an EU-wide harmonisation of the classification and labelling of two substances

The European Chemicals Agency announces on its website the first public consultation on a proposal to harmonise the classification and labelling of the pesticide "epoxiconazole" and the flame retardant "diantimony trioxide".

 

04.02.2009

NEW! The IUCLID 5 End User Manual in 22 languages:

The IUCLID 5 End User Manual is now available in German language and as a plug-in for the intregrated IUCLID 5 help system. To download the language specific plug-in you need to log in to your created account at the IUCLID 5 website.

 

26.01.2009

A Query Plug-in is available for IUCLID 5.1 :

The brand-new query plug-in from the IUCLID website provides better access to the user’s IUCLID 5 database and helps a company to retrieve information about their own substances and dossiers.

 

17.01.2009

Access to REACH-IT still restricted:

Dossier submission, including “late pre-registrations”, is only available between 8:00 on Monday and 19:00 on Friday (Eastern European Standard Time; GMT +2). The system is not working during weekends or public holidays and unfortunately even during the week the REACH-IT servers are still facing overload.

 

16.01.2009

The first service release of IUCLID 5 is now available

An upgraded version of IUCLID 5 (5.1) is now available and can be downloaded at no charge from Get IUCLID 5.

 

14.01.2009

Substances of very high concern:

ECHA has started the consultation for seven prioritised substances. Interested parties are invited to submit their comments and information to the ECHA. Closing date for comments is 14 April 2009.

 

07.01.2009

ECHA faces severe server problems

Companies wanting to log in to the ECHA’s REACH-IT systems are still experiencing problems after January 5th. 2009, even though ECHA has promised that the REACH-IT system will be working after January 5th: „REACH-IT is now closed until 5 January 2009. On 5 January 2009, companies can start notifications, inquiries and registrations via REACH-IT.“

 

31.12.2008

The new CLP Regulation was published:

The new Regulation EC No. 1272/2008 on Classification, Labelling and Packaging for Substances and Mixtures will enter into force 20 January 2009.

 

19.12.2008

ECHA publishes the list of pre-registered substances:

The list of pre-registered substances contains about 150,000 substances from 65,000 companies.

 

28.10.2008

Substances of very high concern:

The European Chemicals Agency ECHA has published the first candidate list that includs 15 substances proposed as SVHC (substances of very high concern). This list brings new obligations for manufacturers and importers.

 

 

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