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ECHA: EU's SVHC target 'unlikely to be met'
6 Feb 2012The EU is unlikely to achieve its aim to have 136 substances of very high concern (SVHC) on the REACH candidate list by the end of the year, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) admitted on Friday.
Chemical mixtures opinion 'misses the point'
7 Feb 2012An EU scientific opinion on how to deal with the risks from chemical mixtures fails to fully address the problem, according to Brunel University's professor Andreas Kortenkamp, a European expert on the subject.
NewsECHA prepares for biocides, PIC handover
7 Feb 2012The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) plans to hire 19 staff to deal with EU biocide approvals and will need more than 100 to process the 300 authorisation requests expected annually by 2020, it said last week.
NewsREACH: 2,300 chemicals to register by 2013
3 Feb 2012At least 2,300 substances will be registered by the next REACH deadline, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) said on Friday. Preparations are further ahead than they were for the first deadline in 2010, it notes.
NewsDossiers submitted for next batch of SVHCs
30 Jan 2012The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is expecting 13 dossiers recommending new REACH candidate list substances by its deadline on Monday. It will consult on the recommendations, the first of two batches due this year, from 27 February.
NewsRefrigerant pollutant needs monitoring – study
26 Jan 2012Atmospheric levels of the pollutant trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) could increase ten-fold in some parts of Europe as new rules on car air conditioning systems enter force, according to researchers. They recommend TFA levels are monitored.
InterviewEU chemicals agency facing challenges ahead
7 Feb 2011ECHA is anticipating a potentially massive increase in its workload as EU legislators plan to extend its responsibilities in the field of chemical policy implementation. Dave Keating asks director Geert Dancet how the agency is preparing for this challenge.
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