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Amendment to the Health Protection Act by Act No. 205/2020 Coll., New obligations for manufacturers, distributors and importers of materials and articles intended to come into contact with food
- 09.07.2020
Amendment to the Health Protection Act by Act No. 205/2020 Coll. it also introduces a notification obligation concerning the commencement, modification or cessation of activities for manufacturers, distributors and importers of food contact materials and...
Extension of the Candidate List
- 09.07.2020
The Candidate List (KS), which contains the list of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC), was extended by 4 substances on 25 June 2020 by...
COVID-19 coronavirus infection and its impact on the economy
- 04.05.2020
The European Commission has issued a Communication (2020/C 91 I/01) Temporary framework for State aid measures to support the economy in the current spread of...
Deferral of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council on medical devices issued for one year
- 04.05.2020
Regulation (EU) 2020/561 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices, as regards the applicability of certain of its provisions. Amendment (EU) 2020/561 postpones the entry into force of certain provisions of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 by one...
New classification of titanium dioxide in Commission Regulation No. (EU) 2020/217, warning of errors in the Czech translation of the Regulation
- 04.05.2020
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/217 amends Annex VI to CLP (EP and Council Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008). Regulation (EU) 2020/217 updates or abolishes harmonized classifications and labeling of substances; it shall apply from 1 October...
Extension of Annex XIV of REACH
- 17.02.2020
Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/171 amending Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals...
Extension of the candidate list
- 27.01.2020
The Candidate List (KS), which contains the Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) list of substances of very high concern, has been extended by 4 substances on 16 January 2020 by...
Subsidy opportunity for the use of waste materials
- 27.01.2020
Rubber, plastics and other companies can now receive a subsidy of up to CZK 70 million, for example, for the purchase of machines for the extraction and processing of waste materials (from used tires, plastics, paper, metals, etc.) for further industrial...
Preparing new project control of SVHC substances
- 07.01.2020
The REACH Enforcement Exchange Forum has carried out a pilot project on SVHCs (substances of very serious concern listed in the Candidate List) that are found in products sold on the EU...
Recommendations for the extension of Annex XIV to REACH
- 07.11.2019
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) recommended the EC to extend Annex XIV of REACH to a further 18 SVHCs from the Candidate...
The present limitations of N, N-dimethylformamide are considered
- 06.11.2019
The ECHA website is open to public consultation on the draft opinion of the SEAC Socio-economic Analysis Committee on the restriction of N, N-dimethylformamide (EC 200-679-5, CAS 68-12-2), in concentrations above...
SCIP Database
- 30.09.2019
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published more detailed information on the requirements of the new database on its...
Candidate List Extension (KS)
- 18.07.2019
July 16, 2019 ECHA added 4 new SVHCs to the candidate list (Substances of Very High Concern). Now KS contains a total of 201...
SEAC proposal to limit PAH (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons)
- 08.07.2019
A public consultation on the draft opinion of SEAC on the restriction of PAH (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) is underway on the ECHA website from...
Commission Recommendation no. (EU) 2019/794 on a coordinated control plan to determine the prevalence of certain substances migrating from materials and articles intended to come into contact with foo
- 26.06.2019
Commission Recommendation no. (EU) 2019/794 on a coordinated control plan to determine the prevalence of certain substances migrating from materials and articles intended to come into contact with...
Reducing the environmental impact of certain plastic products
- 18.06.2019
On June 12, 2019, the Official Journal of the European Union published Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the limitation of the environmental impact of certain plastic...
New regulations for the management of the European Union quick system exchange of information RAPEX
- 09.05.2019
The EU RAPEX Regulation for the management of the EU rapid alert system is annexed to the new Commission Implementing Decision No. (EU) 2019/417 updated and take into account new developments, new terminology, references and more efficient reporting procedures also towards increasing cross-border...
Obligation to notify
- 14.12.2018
The obligation to notify (under Article 7 of REACH) for importers and manufacturers of articles containing the SVHC substance below is until 27 December 2018. This obligation covers the following 10 SVHC substances (listed in the candidate list on 27 June...
Harmonized standards in September 2018
- 26.10.2018
In the EU Official Journal, the following names and references of harmonized standards were published in...
Harmonized standards in August 2018
- 20.09.2018
In the Official Journal of the EU were to August 2018 published the following titles and references of harmonized...
Harmonized standards in July 2018
- 19.07.2018
In the Official Journal of the EU were to July 2018 published the following titles and references of harmonized...
Candidate list extension
- 17.07.2018
27 June 2018 ECHA (European Chemicals Agency) extended the Candidate List (CL) to 10 SVHC substances (substances of very high concern), now the CL contains 191...
Materials and articles made of plastic intended for contact with food
- 27.06.2018
Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/831 of 5 June 2018 amending Regulation (EU) 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with...
Harmonized standards in June 2018
- 20.06.2018
In the Official Journal of the EU were to June 2018 published the following titles and references of harmonized...
The European Commission is preparing a change of records for four phthalates in Annex XIV of the REACH Regulation
- 07.06.2018
5 June 2018 On the ECHA website, a public consultation on the change of entries for four phthalates in Annex XIV of the REACH Regulation was initiated on behalf of the European...
New changes to XVII regulation of REACH
- 30.05.2018
Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/588: adds new item no. 71: 1-methylpyrrolidin-2-one (NMP) CAS 872-50-4, ES 212-828-1, the restriction relates to the placing on the market of NMP as a substance alone or in mixtures at a concentration equal to or greater than 0.3% or use of NMP as a substance alone...
Harmonized standards in April 2018
- 17.05.2018
In the Official Journal of the EU were to April 2018 published the following titles and references of harmonized...
New amendments to Commission Regulation (EC) 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles
- 25.04.2018
In February 2018, two new amendments to Commission Regulation (EC) No. 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (PIM...
New laws on the marketing of products in the Slovak Republic
- 23.04.2018
7 March 2018 new laws were published in the Collection of...
Call for submission of comments and evidence for potential microplast restriction
- 19.04.2018
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) website is open to the submission of comments and evidence for the possible restriction of microplasts deliberately added to different products. Remarks and evidence may be submitted by 11 May...
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