REACHLaw Celebrates 20 Years of Chemical and Product Regulatory Excellence

REACHLaw Celebrates 20 Years of Chemical and Product Regulatory Excellence

Today marks a special milestone for REACHLaw. On this day in August 2006, REACHLaw was founded in Helsinki, Finland, with a clear purpose: to help companies navigate...

Türkiye KKDIK Provisional Registration Deadline – 30 September Reminder

Türkiye KKDIK Provisional Registration Deadline – 30 September Reminder

This is a reminder for companies placing chemical substances on the Turkish market:  Substances manufactured or imported at 1 tonne/year or above are expected to be at...

Beyond Appointment: Why Choosing the Right EU REACH Only Representative Matters

Beyond Appointment: Why Choosing the Right EU REACH Only Representative Matters

Red flags to watch, and the governance practices that make the difference For non-EU manufacturers and formulators, appointing an Only Representative (OR) under Article 8 of EU...

OPnEO and NPnEO Authorisations Enter Their First Renewal Cycle: Is a Review Report Always the Right Answer?

OPnEO and NPnEO Authorisations Enter Their First Renewal Cycle: Is a Review Report Always the Right Answer?

The first major renewal cycle for REACH authorisations covering octylphenol ethoxylates (OPnEO) and nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPnEO) is now underway. Since their inclusion in Annex XIV, these substances...

Resorcinol: What the New Endocrine Disruptor Classification Means for Companies

Resorcinol: What the New Endocrine Disruptor Classification Means for Companies

Resorcinol is used in thousands of products. Most companies that use it have never assessed it as an endocrine disruptor. That gap just got smaller. At the...

Ukraine proposes amendments to the Law on Chemical Safety (LCS)

Ukraine proposes amendments to the Law on Chemical Safety (LCS)

The Ministry of Economy and Environment of Ukraine has published a draft law proposing amendments to the Law of Ukraine "On Chemical Safety and Chemical Products Management"...

Microplastics reporting to ECHA is no longer optional. And the clock is already running!

Microplastics reporting to ECHA is no longer optional. And the clock is already running!

Under EU REACH Annex XVII, Entry 78, companies that manufacture, use or supply synthetic polymer microparticles (SPM) now have to estimate and report their emissions to ECHA...

Chemical Product Registration in the Nordics: Common Obligations Across Norway, Sweden, Denmark & Finland

Chemical Product Registration in the Nordics: Common Obligations Across Norway, Sweden, Denmark & Finland

If your company manufactures, imports, or places chemicals or chemical products on the market in Norway, Sweden, Denmark or Finland , you are subject to national product/chemical...

Trifluoroacetic Acid (TFA): What Companies Need to Know Now

Trifluoroacetic Acid (TFA): What Companies Need to Know Now

TFA is not a substance most companies have on their radar. It should be. Trifluoroacetic acid is the persistent environmental degradation product of fluorinated refrigerants, solvents, pharmaceuticals...

Amendment: UK REACH Transitional Registration Deadlines Extended

Amendment: UK REACH Transitional Registration Deadlines Extended

The REACH etc. (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026 have now been published, confirming that the UK REACH transitional registration deadlines will move to 27 October 2029, 2030...

Bisphenol A and a Wider Group of Bisphenols: Why Early Visibility into Regulatory Developments Matters

Bisphenol A and a Wider Group of Bisphenols: Why Early Visibility into Regulatory Developments Matters

Most companies think bisphenol A is a food packaging problem. It is not. Not anymore. Germany has submitted a REACH restriction dossier to ECHA covering BPA and...

DGFT Expands Support for Export Compliance Costs

DGFT Expands Support for Export Compliance Costs

The Indian Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has updated the TRACE Scheme under the Export Promotion Mission (EPM) - Niryat Disha to make international compliance more...

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