Chemicals | Regulatory Updates | November 2023

Your industry, our focus Chemicals Monthly Bulletin | Regulatory News   November 2023  Europe European Commission's thinking about the restriction of microplastics intentionally added to products   On 17th October 2023, the European Commission has published its current thinking on the application of the microplastics restriction, (Entry 78 of Annex XVII of REACH), including to plastic glitter on its own and in products.  Read More Completion of the consultation stage on PFAS restriction proposal   On the 25th September 2023, consultation about the proposal to restrict per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) was closed with more than 5.600 comments from more than 4.400 organisations, companies and individuals. Read More Restriction proposal on certain chromium (VI) substances   On the 11th October 2023, the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) announced that a European Commission mandate was received which requested the preparation of an Annex XV report for a possible restriction of the chromium (VI) substances that currently from entries 16 and 17 of the REACH Authorisation List (Annex XIV), as a minimum. Read More Interesting links about REACH from the ECHA's website Read More Interesting links about CLP on the ECHA's website Read More France List of substances with endocrine disrupting properties is established On the 12th October 2023, the Minister of Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion published several Decrees of 28 September 2023 relating to substances with endocrine disrupting properties. Read More US EPA Finalizes PFAS Data Reporting Rule On September 28, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized one-time reporting requirements for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) under Section 8(a)(7) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Under the final rule, any person that manufactures or imports or has manufactured or imported PFAS or PFAS-containing articles in any year since January 1, 2011 will be required to electronically report information to the EPA. Read More OEHHA Proposes Amendment to Proposition 65 Short-Form Warning Requirements California's Proposition 65 (Prop 65) requires businesses to provide "clear and reasonable" warnings to Californians about significant exposures to chemicals known to the state to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. Read More Sustainability, circular economy and environment Miscellaneous technical publications relating to environmental, plastics, packaging and waste   The following table summarises the most recent publications regarding the environment, circular economy, and sustainability (non-exhaustive). Read More Copyright © 2023 Eurofins Consumer Product Testing View in browser - Update subscription preferences - Unsubscribe