ECHA has published their latest weekly update (15 March).
- ECHA identifies certain brominated flame retardants as candidates for restriction
- OECD eChemPortal updated with latest ECHA data
- Court dismisses action against SME verification decision
- Questions requested on the restriction proposal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – Webinar on 5 April
- Published reports assessing the regulatory needs for a group of piperazine-functionalised polyamines and unsubstituted and linear aliphatic-substituted cyclic ketones
- New substance evaluation conclusion document is now available for:
- Phenol, styrenated ammonium compounds, tri-C8-10-alkylmethyl, chlorides (EC 262-975-0, CAS 61788-44-1) and Reaction mass of 2,6-bis(1-phenylethyl) phenol and 2,4,6-tris(1-phenylethyl) phenol (EC 701-171-0, CAS -), added to the Community rolling action plan (CoRAP) list in 2014 and evaluated by Germany
- New intentions to identify substances of very high concern have been received for:
- Hexamethyldisiloxane (EC 203-492-7, CAS 107-46-0);
- Dodecamethylpentasiloxane (EC 205-492-2, CAS 141-63-9);
- Decamethyltetrasiloxane (EC 205-491-7, CAS 141-62-8);
- 1,1,1,3,5,5,5-heptamethyltrisiloxane (EC 217-496-1, CAS 1873-88-7);
- 1,1,1,3,5,5,5-heptamethyl-3-[(trimethylsilyl)oxy]trisiloxane (EC 241-867-7, CAS 17928-28-8); and
- Octamethyltrisiloxane (EC 203-497-4, CAS 107-51-7).
- Two intentions to harmonise classification and labelling have been received for:
- O-isopropyl ethylthiocarbamate (EC 205-517-7, CAS 141-98-0); and
- Hydrogen peroxide (EC 231-765-0, CAS 7722-84-1).
- One proposal to harmonise classification and labelling has been submitted for:
- 2-pyrrolidone (EC 210-483-1, CAS 616-45-5).
- We are looking for comments on the harmonised classification and labelling proposals for (deadline 13 May):
- 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate; [HEMA] (EC 212-782-2, CAS 868-77-9);
- pyriproxyfen (ISO); 2-(1-methyl-2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy)ethoxy)pyridine; 4-phenoxyphenyl (RS)-2-(2-pyridyloxy) propyl ether (EC 429-800-1, CAS 95737-68-1); and
- methacrylic acid, monoester with propane-1,2-diol; [HPMA] (EC 248-666-3, CAS 27813-02-1).