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Chemicals | Monthly bulletin | April 2020

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Open consultation regarding new POP proposals

 

Comments are welcomed, until 15th April 2020, in relation to the draft risk profiles of the following substances, proposed to be listed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) under the Stockholm Convention:

 

For more information, please consult the ECHA’s website here.

 

New Circular Economy Action Plan

 

On 11th March 2020, the European Commission published the new Circular Economy Action Plan to work towards a cleaner and more competitive Europe. The plan presents a set of interrelated initiatives to establish strong and coherent product policy. Further measures will be put in place to reduce waste and ensure that the EU has a well-functioning internal market for high quality secondary raw materials. The EU’s capacity to take responsibility for its waste will be also strengthened. This document is addressed to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions.

 

To read the full official publication, please visit the European Commission website here.

 

New Amendments to RoHS

 

On 5th March 2020, the European Commission published the following amendments to Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS) as below:

 

Reference

Title

C/2019/8996

Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2020/362 of 17 December 2019 amending Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of-life vehicles as regards the exemption for hexavalent chromium as anti-corrosion agent of the carbon steel cooling system in absorption refrigerators in motor caravans

C/2019/9061

Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2020/360 of 17 December 2019 amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead in platinized platinum electrodes used for certain conductivity measurements

C/2019/9066

Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2020/365 of 17 December 2019 amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead in solders and termination finishes used in certain hand-held combustion engines

C/2019/9069

Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2020/366 of 17 December 2019 amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead as a thermal stabiliser in polyvinyl chloride used in certain in-vitro diagnostic medical devices for the analysis of blood and other body fluids and body gases

C/2019/9071

Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2020/364 of 17 December 2019 amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for the use of cadmium in certain radiation tolerant video camera tubes

C/2019/9099

Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2020/361 of 17 December 2019 amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for hexavalent chromium as an anticorrosion agent of the carbon steel cooling system in absorption refrigerators 

 

Recent Updates Regarding REACH

 

The below table showcases a summary of the most recent updates (non-exhaustive) regarding REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006:

 

Summary of the Most Recent Updates

Date

Subject

Link

17-02-2020

ECHA has informed that the SCIP data base prototype is now available and companies can begin to test the platform and trial how to send their SCIP notifications

 

SCIP is the database for information on substances of great concern (SVHC) in articles established under the Waste Framework Directive (WFD)

 

In late 2020, the final database will be released and as of 5 January 2021, companies placing items on the EU market will be required to send SCIP notifications to ECHA if the items they place on the EU market contain substances of very high concern (SVHC) in concentrations greater than 0.1% by weight

More information about the SCIP database prototype can be found on the ECHA’s website here
19-02-2020

New substance evaluation conclusion published:

 

For more information regarding Substance evaluation, visit the CoRAP website here

21-02-2020

COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No …/.. amending Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)

C/2020/0235 final

The official publication can be found here

24-02-2020

Reminder: Since 1 January 2020, companies must have REACH registration to manufacture or import nanoforms of substances

For more information consult ECHA’s website here

26-02-2020

Publication of the following document:

 

Estimating the number and types of applications for 11 substances added to the Authorisation List in February 2020

For more information consult ECHA’s website here

04-03-2020

Five proposals to identify new substances of very high concern (SVHCs):

 

The deadline for comments is 17th April 2020

For more information consult ECHA’s website here

04-03-2020

Publication of the following guide:

 

Describing uses of additives in plastic material for articles and estimating related exposure Practical Guide for Industry

To view the official publication please visit the ECHA’s website here

04-03-2020

Adopted opinions and previous consultations on applications for authorisation of the following substance:

 

For further information please consult the ECHA’s website here

05-03-2020

Draft recommendation for inclusion in the Authorisation List and consultation of the following substances:

 

The deadline for comments is 5th June 2020

For further information please consult the ECHA’s website here

 

Recent Updates Regarding CLP

 

The below table includes a summary of the most recent updates (non-exhaustive) regarding CLP Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008:

 

Summary of the Most Recent Update

Date

Subject

Link

19-02-2020

Intended proposal to harmonise the classification and labelling of:

 

A proposal has been submitted for:

 

Registry of CLH intentions until outcome can be viewed here

19-02-2020

Ad hoc consultation on harmonised classification and labelling of:

 

The deadline for comments is 27th February 2020

Harmonised classification and labelling targeted consultations can be viewed here

 

26-02-2020

Harmonised classification and labelling consultations of:

The deadline for comments is 24th April 2020

 

The deadline for comments is 8th May 2020

Harmonised classification and labelling consultations can be viewed here

 

Canada

 

Public Consultation on Parabens

 

On 14th March 2020, the draft screening assessment for Parabens group was published in Canada Gazette, Part I, and will be open for public comment for 60 days, until May 13, 2020. The final screening assessment and risk management approach will take into consideration any comments and new evidence received during the consultation period.

 

For more information, please consult the Health Canada website here.

 

International

 

Regulatory proposals notified to WTO

 

Please see below a table summarising the most recent notifications made to the World Trade Organization (non-exhaustive):

 

Notification number / Link

Country

Title

G/TBT/N/AUS/116

Australia

Draft legislation to establish the National Standard for Environmental Risk Management of Industrial Chemicals

 

The National Standard has been developed by all Australian governments to efficiently and effectively manage the impacts of industrial chemicals on the environment. The Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management Register is a legislative instrument that will record decisions on environmental management of chemicals, including assigning risk management measures for particular industrial uses, which will be implemented by the Commonwealth and each state and territory

G/TBT/N/BRA/968

Brazil

Draft Resolution 776 of 7 February 2020

 

This draft resolution establishes the regulation with technical requirements for market authorisation, modifications and classification of sanitising products, according to their potential risk to the health

G/TBT/N/IND/141

India

Sodium Formaldehyde Sulphoxylate (Quality Control) Order, 2020

 

Sodium Formaldehyde Sulphoxylate is a powerful reducing agent. It has extensive applications in the textile industry for printing and stripping dyed textiles prior to redying and discharge printing between applications. The standard of the product stipulates minimum purity and maximum permissible content of heavy metals like lead, iron, copper and zinc etc. The locally manufactured or imported Sodium Formaldehyde Sulphoxylate must conform with the Indian standard (IS 4505: 2015) and shall bear the standard mark under license from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)

G/TBT/N/IND/142

India

Barium Carbonate (Quality Control) Order, 2020

 

Barium Carbonate is one of the most important raw material widely used in the manufacture of different types of ceramic dielectric capacitors for high frequency application and for hard ferrites between other applications. The standards prescribe minimum content of Barium and Carbonate, besides impurity profiles. The locally manufactured or imported Barium Carbonate shall conform with the Indian standard (IS 3205:1984, reaffirmed 2015 and IS 12928: 1990, reaffirmed 2017) and shall bear the standard mark under license from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)

G/TBT/N/IND/144

India

Sodium Tripolyphosphate (Quality Control) Order, 2020

 

Sodium Tripolyphosphate is added, along with other sodium polyphosphates, to processed cheeses as an emulsifier. It is also used in the manufacture of detergent, water treatment chemical, purification china clay, conditioning of oil drilling mud, in paper making and textile processing etc. The locally manufactured or imported Sodium Tripolyphosphate shall conform with the Indian standard (IS 6100: 1984) and shall bear the standard mark under license from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)

G/TBT/N/NZL/98

New Zealand

New chemicals under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants: Consultation document

 

Proposed changes to the current regulatory requirements to:

 

  1. Provide for the prohibition of use and production of two persistent organic pollutants (POPs) newly listed in the Annex of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants to meet obligations under the Stockholm Convention
  2. Provide for the continued use of manufactured articles containing PFOA, related salts and PFOA related compounds that are already in use in New Zealand

G/TBT/N/USA/1588

US

Consumer Products

 

Proposed rule - Aims to reduce volatile organic compound emissions from consumer products - products which are used in the average household

 

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