Upcoming EU active substance renewal submission deadlines Apply for active substance renewal by the relevant deadlines to keep products on the NI market. Under the EU Biocidal Products Regulation (EU BPR), active substance approvals will expire unless a renewal application is submitted to ECHA at least 550 days before their expiry date. The 550-day deadlines are coming up for the…
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Call for comments on a revised draft risk profile of a substance proposed as a persistent organic pollutant (POP) 2026 Page summary: Call for comments on a draft risk profile for polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans and mixed polybrominated/chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans, excluding polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans. Change made: First published. Time updated: 5:03pm, 9 March 2026 Call for comments on…
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Dear members, please see the below consultation. DEFRA and HM Government are currently renegotiating the Sanitary and Phytosanitary border requirements impacting imports and exports between the UK and the EU, and this also impacts shipments between GB and Northern Ireland. This impacts the sector as it effects shipments that contain Animal By-products and may also impact the UK Biocidal products…
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Dear Members, relevant if you have to register substances under UK REACH. Information on evaluation activity in 2025 (Article 54 reporting) HSE has an obligation to report annually on the activity undertaken to evaluate registration dossiers and substances. This is described in Article 54 of UK REACH. The Article 54 report for 2025 can be found on HSE’s website. The…
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You can find the update here.
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Information on evaluation activity in 2025 (Article 54 reporting) HSE has an obligation to report annually on the activity undertaken to evaluate registration dossiers and substances. This is described in Article 54 of UK REACH. The Article 54 report for 2025 can be found on HSE’s website. The report directs registrants to the consolidated Recommendations to registrants which aim to…
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The law for chemicals regulation is changing The Department for Work and Pensions has laid the Chemicals (Health and Safety) (Amendment, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026. The Regulations use powers in the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 to amend 3 chemicals regimes for which HSE is responsible: GB Biocidal Products Regulation (GB BPR) GB Classification, Labelling and…
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You can find the update here.
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Dear Members, PackUK have indicated that they have received significantly less money from the fees set of the packaging Extended Producer Responsibility scheme. They’re not looking to recover the difference from producer this year, but will need to make changes to the future running of the scheme, including bringing forward some of the reporting dates. Year 1 Extended Producer Responsibility…
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The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency Update is covering changes to water regulations and can be read here.
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Upcoming GB active substance renewal submission deadline Apply for active substance renewal by the deadline to keep products on the GB market. Under the GB Biocidal Products Regulation (GB BPR), active substance approvals will expire unless a renewal application is submitted to HSE at least 550 days before their expiry date. The 550-day deadline is coming up for the following…
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Businesses approved to export to the EU Page summary: Check if your business in Great Britain or one of the Crown Dependencies is approved to export to the EU and find out what your TRACES number is. Change made: Updated the lists of businesses approved to export to the EU. Time updated: 12:02pm, 16 February 2026 Packaging data: what to…
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UK ETS: Waste quarterly data report template Page summary: Template for use by waste operators to submit waste quarterly data reports to their regulator during the voluntary monitoring, reporting and verification period. Change made: First published. Time updated: 11:11am, 19 February 2026 UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS): technical guidance and tools Page summary: Technical guidance, emission factors, and reporting…
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This article applies to all four administrations We are excited to welcome you to the next Circular Economy Joint Stakeholder Forum, to be held on Tuesday 3 March, 14:30–16:00 via Microsoft Teams Live. This is a valuable opportunity to get updates from Defra’s Circular Economy Directorate and ask questions. As mentioned in our previous newsletter, we have changed the Microsoft Teams settings so more…
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Please see this request from DEFRA regarding experience with the UK Border Target Operating Model. This is relevant to organisations importing or exporting goods including between GB and Northern Ireland. The UK Government Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) is gathering evidence on how the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) is operating in practice. We want to understand stakeholders’…
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