Take action to keep your active substance in the EU Review Programme. The active substance/product type combinations listed have been successfully notified into the EU Review Programme following open invitations. The next step is for a full active substance dossier to be submitted to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) by the following deadline. This affects NI: 8 January 2027 Chlorine…
Ben KempJuly 30, 2025
Dear Members, please see this MedTech Europe update on the French Triman Logo implementation under the EU Packaging Labelling Directive. Dear members, Please be informed that following its letter of formal notice in February 2023 and its reasoned opinion in November 2024, the European Commission has now decided to refer France to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing…
Ben KempJuly 30, 2025
Defra UK REACH Consultation Defra want to hear your views on government proposals to extend: the UK REACH deadlines for businesses to submit dossiers for transitional registrations the dates for HSE (the UK REACH agency) to carry out compliance checks on 20% of registration dossiers The current transitional registration deadlines are: October 2026 October 2028 October 2030 The type and…
Ben KempJuly 30, 2025
A new standard for members attention regarding full material declarations: EN IEC 82474-1:2025 - Material declaration - Part 1: General requirements (publication date=2025-07-04) View article...
Ben KempJuly 10, 2025
Of interest specifically, the non-approval of ETO under the biocides regulation, ECHA and DG SANTE have acknowledged the continued need to use ETO for sterilization of medical devices, and therefore the continued use of ETO may continue with ETO instead being classified as a Medical Device under the EU MDR instead. However that means that a full MDR technical file…
Ben KempJuly 10, 2025
Imports, exports and EU trade of animals and animal products: topical issues Page summary: Current issues relating to imports and exports of animals and animal products. Change made: The section for lumpy skin disease in Italy has been updated to reflect an additional outbreak of lumpy skin disease in France. Time updated: 5:24pm, 1 July 2025 Animals, animal products and…
Ben KempJuly 10, 2025