REACH Authorization

REACH Authorization
9/13/2017

N-pentyl-isopentylphtalate and REACH authorisation: what you must know

N-pentyl-isopentylphtalate was included in Annex XIV of REACH on 14th June 2017. It will be banned in Europe from 4 January 2019, unless a REACH authorisation application has been drafted. What must you know before starting such application? Our experts give you key information on this substance, as well as advice to follow before taking the leap.
REACH Authorization
8/30/2017

1-bromopropane (nPB) and REACH authorisation: what you must know

1-bromopropane was included in Annex XIV of REACH on 14th June 2017. It will be banned in Europe from 4 January 2019, unless a REACH authorisation application has been drafted. What must you know before starting such application? Our experts give you key information on this substance, as well as advice to follow before going ahead.
REACH Authorization
7/19/2017

1 new substance in the SVHC Candidate List

ECHA has added a new substance to the Candidate List: PFHxS. It now lists 174 substances of very high concern (SVHC). Bisphenol A and four phthalates have also been updated to include their endocrine-disrupting properties.
REACH Authorization
6/30/2017

REACH Authorisation VS substitution

The REACH Authorisation procedure was recently criticised by NGO ChemSec due to the number of authorisations granted by ECHA in 2016. In these conditions, can REACH authorisation really be considered as favourable to hazardous substance substitution? For Applications for Authorisation, which Good Practices are being implemented for substance substitution and for the Analysis of Alternatives? EcoMundo unravels this touchy subject.
REACH Authorization
12/23/2016

Authorisation : EC votes for inclusion of twelve new substances to Annex XIV of REACH

On the 8th of December 2016, members of the REACH Committee have voted the latest “draft Annex XIV proposal”. This document, originally released in October, contains a list of 12 substances to be added to Annex XIV of the REACH regulation.
REACH Authorization
11/10/2016

New preliminary version of the list of substances to be evaluated by Europe: the CoRAP list

ECHA (European Chemical Agency) recently published a new preliminary version of the CoRAP list that includes substances that are to be evaluated by the European Union. Discover in the following article the specificities of this new version as well as the potential consequences for your industrial activities.