The REACH Authorisation List – When Regulatory Risk Becomes a Business Decision

The REACH Authorisation List – When Regulatory Risk Becomes a Business Decision

REACH manages chemical risks through three closely linked mechanisms: the Candidate List, the Authorisation List and the Restriction List. Each sends a different regulatory signal and requires...

The REACH Candidate List – From Early Warning to Strategic Control

The REACH Candidate List – From Early Warning to Strategic Control

REACH manages chemical risks through three closely linked mechanisms: the Candidate List, the Authorisation List and the Restriction List. Each sends a different regulatory signal and requires...

Four New Substances Recommended for REACH Authorisation – What Companies Need to Know

Four New Substances Recommended for REACH Authorisation – What Companies Need to Know

ECHA has published a new recommendation proposing that the European Commission add four substances – including melamine – to the REACH Authorisation List (Annex XIV). Once listed,...

REACH Authorisation and Candidate List Updates – What Companies Should Prepare For

REACH Authorisation and Candidate List Updates – What Companies Should Prepare For

The regulatory landscape under REACH Authorisation is picking up pace again. Recent developments include: 12th and 13th recommendation rounds: ECHA’s Member State Committee (MSC) has adopted its...

REACH authorisation decision for surface treatment uses of chromium trioxide annulled

REACH authorisation decision for surface treatment uses of chromium trioxide annulled

Yesterday, the Court of justice annulled the decision that granted authorisation for specific uses of chromium trioxide. The judgement (C-144/21) also ruled that the effects of the...

New developments on the implementation of SAGA concept in the REACH authorisation process for decorative plating

New developments on the implementation of SAGA concept in the REACH authorisation process for decorative plating

Are there “suitable alternatives generally available” (SAGA) to the use of chromium trioxide for decorative chrome plating? ECHA hosted a workshop on the 10th October 2022 to address this question....

Suzhou MOCA authorisation – Updates

Suzhou MOCA authorisation – Updates

Important update for downstream users of MOCA relying on the Authorisation application submitted by REACHLaw acting as Only Representative for SUZHOU XIANGYUAN NEW MATERIALS CO., LTD. We...

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