ECHA has published their latest weekly update (22 March).
- ECHA seeks input on proposed PFAS restriction (deadline 25 September)
- Stakeholders invited to comment on the draft opinions of the Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) concerning restriction proposals for (15 May):
- per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in fire-fighting foams
(EC -, CAS -). - N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAC) and 1-ethylpyrrolidin-2-one (NEP)
(EC -, CAS -). - Terphenyl, hydrogenated (EC 262-967-7, CAS 61788-32-7).
- per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in fire-fighting foams
- The European Court of Justice has dismissed in its entirety an appeal brought by Plastics Europe against the General Court’s judgment in case T-207/18
- Two intentions identify substances of very high concern have been received for:
- Bumetrizole (EC 223-445-4, CAS 3896-11-5).
- 2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol (EC 221-573-5, CAS 3147-75-9).
- Published reports assessing the regulatory needs for groups of:
- Aliphatic tertiary amines and oxides.
- Beta-hydroxyacids and their esters with aliphatic alcohols.
- Branched aliphatic-substituted cyclic ketones and polycyclic ketones
- One proposal to harmonise classification and labelling has been submitted for:
- dichloromethane; methylene chloride (EC 200-838-9, CAS 75-09-2).
