The European Union has developed regulatory framework for chemicals to ensure a high level of protection of human health and the environment from the harmful effects of chemicals. Although the chemical legislations deliver the intended results and is fit for purpose, there are shortcomings in the consistency of safety assessments, the efficiency of the underlying technical and scientific work, and the consistency of transparency rules. In relation to this the EU have proposed to reallocate some technical and scientific tasks to ECHA. More information on proposal to amend Directive 2011/65/EU can be found here.
Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 401/2009, (EU) 2017/745 and (EU) 2019/1021 are also being amended to move various technical tasks under the remit of ECHA, including the provision of a technical committee and guidance regarding the use of certain substances in Medical devices under (EU) 2017/745. However, Regulations (EU) 2017/746 is out of scope. More information on this reallocation can be found here.
