In October 2017, the Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement started the pilot project to verify compliance with the notification and communication obligations of substances in articles in REACH. The pilot project aims mainly to check compliance of producers, importers and suppliers of articles with their obligations (Articles 7 and 33 of ... Read more

REACH 2018: The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published statistics on the ongoing status of submissions for the last REACH registration deadline (31 May 3018). ECHA has also issued an infographic illustrating those statistics. They can be found on the ECHA website or by clicking on this link. Read more

ECHA’s report on regulatory applicability of non-animal approaches under the REACH, CLP and Biocidal Products Regulations, published on 22 November 2017, reveals that despite progress in the area of alternatives to animal testing, for lower tier endpoints such as skin corrosion/irritation, serious eye damage/eye irritation and skin sensitisation, companies al... Read more