Dear members, please see below HSE update on ECHA consultation. This is relevant if your devices use these substances, any action taken at the EU level will directly impact Northern Ireland, and HSE are monitoring the EU response going forward. ECHA public consultations: call for comments The Great Britain Mandatory Classification and Labelling (GB MCL) process includes the consideration of…
Ben KempAugust 4, 2025
HSE publishes the latest UK REACH Report and Work Programme The UK REACH Regulation requires HSE, supported by the Environment Agency, to provide annual reports and work programmes on its activities. HSE has published the: UK REACH Report, which outlines relevant activities covering the 2024 to 2025 Work Programme period UK REACH Work Programme, which describes operational work for 2025…
Ben KempAugust 4, 2025
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment, etc.) Regulations 2025 These Regulations amend the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3113) (“the principal Regulations”). The most significant change for members is that Online Market Places are now considered to be producers under the WEEE regulations.
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