UK Government Updates Environmental Newsletter Archive

HSE have published their latest bulletins:   REACH 08 December:  ‘Comply with UK REACH' IT users should login to keep their Government Gateway account activeHSE are advising all ‘Comply with UK REACH’ users to login to their Government Gateway accounts registered with the service if they haven’t done so recently.On 1 January 2024 the ‘Comply with UK REACH IT’ service…

The Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures (Amendment and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2023 was laid before the Parliament on 08 December. These Regulations come into force immediately before the end of 2023 and extend to the Great Britain. This amends Regulations (EC) No 1272/2008 and relate to the requirement to put a UFI on labelling (Unique Formular Identification). It…

The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 will come into force on 01 January 2024. This seems to replace text in various Scottish law changing the text from EU retained to ‘assimilated’. These Regulations make amendments to domestic legislation in consequence of the renaming of retained EU law (and related terms) as assimilated…

HSE have published their latest bulletins:   REACH 06 December:  Public consultation on alternatives: call for comments Deadline: 29 January 2024 HSE has received an application for authorisation for the following substance/use: Reference: AFA047-01 Applicant: Tyco Electronics Application type: Review report Substance: Chromium Trioxide (includes “Acids generated from chromium trioxide and their oligomers", when used in aqueous solutions). Use: Industrial use of chromium trioxide in…