Amendments to the CLP Regulation
On 5 January 2024, Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/197 (21st ATP amending the CLP Regulation) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Ban on Microplastics
On 27 September 2023, Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 amending Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
New Product Safety Regulation replaces Product Safety Directive
Regulation (EU) 2023/988 on general product safety was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 23 May 2023.
New hazard classes under CLP
On 31.03.2023 the delegated regulation (EU) 2023/707 was published in the European Official Journal. This introduces four new hazard classes into the CLP Regulation. The new hazard classes include:
Extension of the ECHA Candidate List
On 17 January, nine more chemicals were added to ECHA’s candidate list. These include melamine (CAS No. 108-78-1), which has been assessed as having a concern level of having “probable serious effects to human health and he environment”.