With this email, we would like to inform you about the latest chemicals developments at ECHA and kindly ask you to indicate if any of the following impacts your company by 9 July.
Please note that the substances highlighted in yellow are the ones already present in the substance tracker – the latter is linked at the bottom of this email.
REACH
- Consultation on proposal to identify substances of very high concern (Consultation open between 27 June 2025 – 11 August 2025)– link here:
- 1,1′-(ethane-1,2-diyl)bis[pentabromobenzene] (EC 284-366-9).
We would like to bring to members attention that this substance was previously flagged by some members as present in heat shrink tubing and wire jackets of certain electrical and electronic MDs. We kindly ask members to carefully review if the SVHC classification of this substance could impact your company.
CLP
- Intentions to harmonise classification and labelling – link here:
- 4-chloroformylphthalic anhydride (EC 214-874-8, CAS 1204-28-0);
- 1,2,3,6-tetrahydromethyl-3,6-methanophthalic anhydride (EC 246-644-8, CAS 25134-21-8);
- potassium chlorate (EC 223-289-7, CAS 3811-04-9); and
- Ethylene bis[1,3-dihydro-1,3-dioxoisobenzofuran-5-carboxylate] (EC 217-062-1, CAS 1732-96-3).
In addition:
- ECHA published the regulatory needs assessments for the following substance groups:
- Epoxy alkoxysilanes and siloxanes;
- Alkoxy-acetoxy-silane/siloxane (meth)acrylates;
- 2-hydroxybenzenecarbonyl oxime derivatives;
- Propylene glycol ether;
- Copper and its simple compounds; and
- Long chain aliphatic quaternary ammonium compounds.
- In relation to alternatives to animal testing, key regulatory tests updated to allow collection of samples for molecular data. In particular, optional sampling (cryopreservation) for molecular data generated from regulatory tests on chemicals has now been accepted to key OECD test guidelines. This will soon be complemented by the OECD’s new Guidance on Good Practices and Standardisation of Sample Collection for Omics Analysis. Please find further information at the following link: Key regulatory tests updated to allow collection of samples for molecular data
