After over two years since the latest addition, the Commission now decided to add new substances to annex XIV. All in all the REACH committee has agreed upon 12 new chemicals to added which brings the annex XIV tally to…
Review of 2016: The 5 biggest mistakes by the Commission and more
It’s Christmas time again, and beyond that 2017 is approaching fast. But before we all log off and spend some well-deserved time out of the office, we want to take you back, reminisce and think about some of the most...
Discussions around exception to use toxic chemical fails to consider safe alternatives
The authorisation application to use chromium trioxide by company Grohe is on the agenda during this week’s REACH Committee meeting, where the Commission and Member States adopt the most important decisions on chemicals. In discussions about chromium trioxide, a chemical…
Sweden is suing the Commission over lead chromates authorisation
Sweden is suing the Commission over the decision to grant authorisation for a Canadian company to use lead chromates. The health aspects entailed with the use of these toxic substances and the fact that authorisation has been given even though…
ECHA ignores Member States advice, recommends fewer substances to be added to Annex XIV
ChemSec regrets ECHA removed the respiratory sensitisers, HHPA and MHHPA, from its final recommendation of substances it proposes should be added to REACH Annex XIV. HHPA and MHHPA was removed from the final recommendation even though the Member State Committee…
Press Release: Commission faces legal challenge over approval of toxic paints
The European Commission is facing a new legal challenge on its decision to authorise the use of a dangerous neurotoxin in paint. ClientEarth, the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), The International Chemical Secretariat (ChemSec) and International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN), are…
Authorisation to use lead pigments granted
An application to authorise the non-consumer use of two lead pigments was granted by the REACH committee yesterday, ENDS Europe writes. The application, submitted by Canadian company DCC, have been an ongoing story for several years. With the authorisation to…
The authorisation process relies too much on the socio-economic analysis
The socio-economic analysis (SEA) plays a too influential role in the authorisation process. This was ChemSec’s main message at yesterday’s workshop in Brussels, where a number of stakeholders met to discuss the benefits and challenges of SEA in REACH. Furthermore,…
ChemSec and IPEN calls on the REACH committee not to grant authorisation to use lead chromates
Ahead of next weeks REACH committee meeting, where members will vote and potentially adopt the Commissions draft decision to authorise the use of lead chromates, NGO’s ChemSec and IPEN have sent a letter to the Committee calling on the members…
The Commission greenlights authorisation to use hazardous lead pigments
Two hazardous lead pigments could be authorised for non-consumer use in July, following a draft decision issued by the Commission. The substances – lead sulfochromate yellow and lead chromate molybdate sulfate red – could be granted authorisation for use in pigment…