Latest chemicals news for Northern Ireland - updated 16 October 2024

Latest chemicals news for Northern Ireland - updated 16 October 2024.

16 October 2024 - REACH update

Highlights from October Member State Committee meeting

In its October meeting, the Member State Committee agreed to identify triphenyl phosphate as a substance of very high concern because of its endocrine disrupting properties in the environment. The substance will be added to the Candidate List in early November 2024.

For more information please see the following link:

• Highlights from October MSC meeting - (ECHA website)

Testing proposals

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) have launched new consultations on 54 testing proposals.

The deadline for comments is 25 November 2024.

For more information please see the following link:

• Current Testing Proposals - (ECHA website)

16 October 2024 - CLP update

Council adopts regulation on classification, labelling and packaging

The Council of the European Union adopted a regulation on the classification, labelling and packaging of chemical substances (CLP) on 14 October 2024.

After the Presidents of the European Parliament and the Council have signed it, the new CLP Regulation will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and will enter into force 20 days later.

The revision clarifies the rules on labelling chemical substances and ensures a higher level of protection against chemical hazards.

For more information please see the following link:

• Chemicals: Council adopts regulation on classification, labelling and packaging - (consilium.europa.eu website)

2 October 2024 - CLP update

Consultations on harmonised classification and labelling

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) are looking for comments on the harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) proposals for:

• milbemectin (ISO); Reaction mass of (2aE,4E,8E)-(5′S,6R,6′R,11R,13R,15S,17aR,20R,20aR,20bS)-6′-ethyl-3′,4′,5′,6,6′,7,10,11,14,15,17a,20,20a,20b-tetradecahydro-20,20b-dihydroxy-5′,6,8,19-tetramethylspiro[11,15-methano-2H,13H,17H-furo[4,3,2-pq][2,6]benzodioxacyclooctadecin-13,2′-[2H]pyran]-17-one and (2aE,4E,8E)-5′S,6R,6′R,11R,13R,15S,17aR,20R,20aR,20bS) -3′,4′,5′,6,6′,7,10,11,14,15,17a,20,20a,20b-tetradecahydro-20,20b-dihydroxy-5′,6,6′,8,19-pentamethylspiro[11,15-methano-2H,13H,17H-furo[4,3,2-pq][2,6]benzodioxacyclooctadecin-13,2′-[2H]pyran]-17-one;[Reaction mass of milbemycin A3 (CAS No 51596-10-2) and milbemycin A4 (CAS No 51596-11-3)] (EC -, CAS 1799297-76-9)
• strontium decanoate, branched; strontium neodecanoate; [1] strontium di(acetate); [2] strontium tartrate; strontium (2R,3R)-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioate [3] strontium oxalate; [4] strontium chloride; [5] strontium nitrate; [6] strontium sulphate; [7] strontium carbonate; [8] strontium hydrogen phosphate; [9] strontium hydroxide; [10] strontium 5-[bis(carboxymethyl)amino]-2-carboxy-4-cyano-3-thiopheneacetate [11] (EC - [1]; 208-854-8 [2]; 212-774-9 [3]; 212-415-6 [4]; 233-971-6 [5]; 233-131-9 [6]; 231-850-2 [7]; 216-643-7 [8]; 236-615-8 [9]; 242-367-1 [10]; - [11], CAS 106705-37-7 [1]; 543-94-2 [2]; 868-19-9 [3]; 814-95-9 [4]; 10476-85-4 [5]; 10042-76-9 [6]; 7759-02-6 [7]; 1633-05-2 [8]; 13450-99-2 [9]; 18480-07-4 [10]; 135459-87-9 [11])

Have your say by 29 November 2024.

For more information please see the following link:

• Harmonised classification and labelling consultations - ECHA website

25 September 2024 - CLP update

Consultation on harmonised classification and labelling

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) are looking for comments on the harmonised classification and labelling proposal for:

• calcium acetylide; calcium carbide (EC 200-848-3, CAS 75-20-7).

Have your say until 22 November 2024.

For more information please see the following link:

• Harmonised classification and labelling consultations - ECHA website)

Introduction to ECHA's guidance on new CLP hazard classes

Join ECHA`s webinar on 21 November 2024 at 11:00 (Helsinki time) to learn about the new hazard classes under the Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation.

This session will introduce the new guidance developed by experts from ECHA, EU Member States and other stakeholders. ECHA will also cover the classification criteria for substances with:

• endocrine disrupting properties
• persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) or very persistent and very bioaccumulative properties (vPvB)
• persistent, mobile and toxic (PMT) or very persistent and very mobile properties (vPvM)

Send your questions in advance and do not miss the live Q&A session.

For more information please see the following link:

• Introduction to ECHA's guidance on new CLP hazard classes - ECHA website

28 August 2024 - CLP update

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) are looking for comments on the harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) proposal for:

• choline hydrogen phosphonate (EC -, CAS 947138-30-9)

Have your say by 25 October 2024.

For more information please see the following link:

• Harmonised classification and labelling consultations - ECHA website

21 August 2024 - CLP update

Have your say in consultations

Contribute to chemical safety in the EU by submitting your input on our topical consultations and calls for evidence.

ECHA have launched two new consultations on harmonised classification and labelling proposals for:

• 4-hydroxy-4-methylpentan-2-one; diacetone alcohol (EC 204-626-7, CAS 123-42-2)
• 8-methyldecan-2-yl propionate; 8-methyldecan-2-yl propanoate (EC -, CAS 81931-28-4)

Have your say until 18 October 2024.

For more information please see the following link:

• Consultations - ECHA website

31 January 2024 - REACH update

Submission of octocrilene restriction report postponed

The submission of the Annex XV restriction report on octocrilene (EC 228-250-8) by France is postponed from 4 October 2024 to 10 January 2025.

For mofe information please see the following link:

• Submission of octocrilene restriction report postponed - (ECHA website)

Compliance date for industrial use only mixtures approaching

From 1 January 2024 all new poison centre notifications must comply with the harmonised information requirements. These include the full chemical composition, the toxicological information, information about the product and the unique formula identifier (UFI) according to Annex VIII to the CLP Regulation. The 1 January 2024 compliance date brings onboard also the mixtures for industrial use only.

• Poison Centre - News (ECHA website)

ECHA provides advice on new hazard classes for substances and mixtures

Three new hazard classes for classifying, labelling and packaging (CLP) substances and mixtures entered into force on 20 April 2023. ECHA have published information on the application dates and related guidance.

For further information please click on the link below:

• ECHA news (ECHA website)

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