The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published the new REACH Candidate List on June 25, 2020: Four Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) were added to the list. The Candidate List of substances of very high concern for Authorization now contains 209 substances. Butyl-4-hydroxybenzoate (Butylparaben) was added to the new Candidate List due to ...

The amendment to the Battery Act (BattG) is to come into force on 1 January 2021. A significant change for battery producers is the relocation of the battery producer register. According to the present legislation, the battery producer register (BattG-Melderegister) is currently located at the Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt). When the ...