The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published the new REACH Candidate List on January 17, 2022. Four Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) were added to the list due to their toxicity on reproduction, their PBT and their endocrine disrupting properties. The Candidate List of SVHC, which may require authorization in the future, now contains ...

The EU REACH Regulation and the EU RoHS Directive are environmental legal acts that restrict substances that can damage human health or the environment. Even though both of them are environmental legal acts, there are several differences. The REACH Regulation has binding legal force throughout every Member State, whereas the RoHS Directive must be ...

The EU REACH Regulation was brought into UK law on 1 January 2021 and is known as UK REACH. Companies supplying or purchasing substances, mixtures or articles to and from European Union, European Economic Area, Northern Ireland and Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) must now ensure to meet the relevant duties under both UK and EU REACH. ...

It is only since 1 January 2021 that the United Kingdom formally left the EU market and the European CE framework was replaced by the new UK Conformity Assessed (UKCA) regulations. In most cases, companies will be able to use the current CE mark until 1 January 2022. However, in certain cases involving conformity assessment, the new UKCA marking ...

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published the new REACH Candidate List on 19 January 2021. Two Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) were added to the list due to their toxicity on reproduction. The Candidate List of substances of very high concern for Authorization now contains 211 substances. The newly added substances are used in ...