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ECHA public consultations
Call for comments
The Great Britain Mandatory Classification and Labelling (GB MCL) process includes the consideration of information gathered from public consultations, conducted by HSE or international bodies such as the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).
ECHA has announced ad hoc targeted consultations on the following proposals for harmonised classification and labelling (CLH):
Deadline: 20 March 2026
- 1-methylimidazole (EC: 210-484-7; CAS: 616-47-7). Chemical registered under REACH. Health hazard classes open for commenting
View the consultations on the ECHA website.
ECHA has announced public consultations on the following proposals for CLH:
Deadline: 17 April 2026
- 1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine; melamine (EC: 203-615-4; CAS: 108-78-1). Chemical registered under REACH. Health and environment hazard classes open for commenting
- N-ethyl-N-[2-[1-(2-methylpropoxy)ethoxy]ethyl]-4-(phenylazo)aniline (EC: 252-021-1; CAS: 34432-92-3). Chemical registered under REACH. Health hazard classes open for commenting
Deadline: 4 May 2026
- 1H-benzotriazole [1] and its inorganic salts, with the exception of those specified elsewhere in this Annex (EC: 202-394-1; CAS: 95-14-7). Chemical registered under REACH. Health and environment hazard classes open for commenting
- methyl-1H-benzotriazole [1] and its inorganic salts, with the exception of those specified elsewhere in this Annex (EC: 249-596-6; CAS: 29385-43-1). Chemical registered under REACH. Health and environment hazard classes open for commenting
View the consultations on the ECHA website.
UK-based businesses with an interest in the proposal are strongly encouraged to share any relevant information.
Interested parties are invited to submit comments to the consultation and scientific and technical information directly to ECHA using their commenting webform by the specified deadline, with all submissions published on ECHA’s website.
