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Editor-in-chief:
Johanna Salomaa-Valkamo
Johanna Salomaa-Valkamo
Editor:
Päivi Jokiniemi
The last issue of ECHA Newsletter was published in September 2020. For latest news, please go to echa.europa.eu/news.
news from echa
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- Applications for authorisation on the increase
- From an info card to detailed source data - ECHA's plans for chemicals communication
- Challenges faced by SMEs
- Register now for ECHA's Stakeholders' Day
- ECHA Science: Understanding the importance of assessment factors in finding safe human exposure levels
- New MSC Chairperson appointed
- ECHA cooperates with other EU agencies to save costs
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- Planning the next phase for substance of very high concern identification
- First experiences of substance evaluation
- Getting to grips with REACH information
- Cooperation with Canada and USA continues
- Stakeholders give their feedback
- ECHA Board agrees on budget proposal and stands firm over further staff cuts
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- ECHA has examined all testing proposals from the first REACH deadline
- ECHA publishes its decisions on dossier evaluation
- REACH, CLP and biocides to be covered in two Stakeholders' Day conferences in 2013
- Directors of national authorities support ECHA's strategy
- Give us your feedback on how to improve ECHA's information on chemicals
- Guidance updates
- Evaluation statistics
- ECHA and its stakeholders at the same table: Strategic objectives in the spotlight
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- Candidate List – the way ahead
- ECHA finds over 2 000 potentially non-compliant dossiers
- Reaching the nano scale
- ECHA holds a scientific discussion session on in vivo mutagenicity tests
- The world is watching: ECHA at ICCM-3
- ECHA audited for the management of conflicts of interest: Taking an interest in interest management
- Airing new strategies for REACH implementation
- Executive Director visits authorities in Romania and Bulgaria: "More resources needed for chemicals management"
- Chair of the Risk Assessment Committee appointed
- Highlights of the 27th Management Board meeting
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- ECHA five years: From a start-up to a well-established authority
- More information on chemical substances to be published on ECHA's website
- Registrants play a role in the substance evaluation process
- ECHA's Management Board adopts the multi-annual work programme 2013-2015
- ECHA prepares Balkan region for EU accession
- New appointments
- ECHA welcomes Croatia
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- The first list of substances to be evaluated under REACH published: Increasing information for the safe use of substances
- Registrants are encouraged to re-examine their declared company size
- Examples of consumer articles containing SVHCs are now available
- Increased cooperation between the Enterprise Europe Network and ECHA
- New Chair of Committee for Socio-economic Analysis
- Results of the 25th Management Board meeting
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- Industry experience with the QSAR Toolbox
- ECHA reporting on nanomaterials to the European Commission
- ECHA and the Member States align views on the joint task of evaluation
- Finnish and Swedish Ministers for Environment show keen interest in ECHA's activities
- New Head of Corporate Services
- ECHA Stakeholders have many important roles
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- Regulatory definition of nanomaterials: Bringing clarity to the regulator and the registrants
- ECHA publishes a report on the experiences of successful REACH registrants
- Industry feedback received for the QSAR Toolbox
- ECHA to start a graduate scheme in the field of EU chemical policies
- ECHA Board adopts budget and revised work plan for 2012
- Member State Competent Authority Directors discussed the work load for 2012-2015
- ECHA organises the Meeting of the Heads of EU Agencies in Helsinki
- Evaluation process: Safeguarding the scientific quality of registration information
- ECHA's corporate identity: Towards a more open, accessible and efficient ECHA
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- New ECHA policy on handling conflicts of interest
- Paving the way for easier and more effective enforcement
- ECHA Management Board adopts Work Programme for 2012
- Executive Director appeals to MEPs for EU and national support: "REACH should continue to be seen as a priority"
- New Head of Evaluation II
- ECHA welcomes the decisions of the Board of Appeal
- ECHA refers a draft decision for one testing proposal to the Commission for the first time
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- Candidate List: Making progress
- Article 117: Cross-cutting elements of REACH and CLP
- Access to documents - ensuring transparency and confidentiality
- Committee for Socio-economic Analysis opinion on restrictions
- ECHA releases new web portal
- Survey of successful registrants
- Your feedback helps us to develop ECHA's News
- Extended One-Generation Reproductive Toxicity Study
- New Deputy-Chair for Management Board
- Highlights from the 22nd meeting of the ECHA Management Board
- The nature of ECHA's guidance
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- First notification deadline: Substances of Very High Concern in articles
- Evaluation Report 2010: Comments from interested parties on animal testing should fulfil the information requirements of REACH
- Companies should start to prepare applications for authorisation early
- Interlinking is crucial to the REACH and CLP Enforcement Strategy
- Survey on Secretariat services to the Committee & Forum members and observers
- REACH and CLP terminology in 22 EU languages available now online
- Management Board
- New appointments
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- Chair Ann Thuvander: "More clarity and transparency through socio-economic analysis"
- Jose Tarazona, Chair of the Committee for Risk Assessment: "Our work helps protect citizens and the environment"
- On the 2011 agenda of the Member State Committee: Evaluation – a tool to identify gaps in registration information
- New transparency measures for Member State Committee meetings: Registrants and observers may attend meetings on dossier evaluation
- New appointments
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- HelpNet provides harmonised answers to REACH and CLP questions
- The busy years of risk assessment starting
- The chemical industry in the EU Economy
- The Technical Completeness Check plug-in is now available
- ECHA 2009 review and outlook
- Head of Unit appointed for the new Registration and Dossier Submission Unit
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- The list of pre-registered substances published
- Matti Vainio: "Socio-economic analysis is not an afterthought"
- Ulrike Kowalski, Chair of the Forum: "REACH enforcement has started"
- The Risk Communication Network (RCN) invites stakeholders as observers
- Appointments to the Board of Appeal
- Visit of the Delegation of the Court of First Instance to ECHA
- Quality - a catalyst for excellent performance
- ECHA inaugurated its new conference centre
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Events
October-December 2020
Enforcement Forum:
4-7 November
Biocidal Products Committee:
6-8 October;
30 November-4 December (tentative)
Committee for Risk Assessment:
6-8 October (RAC-52B);
30 November-4 December (tentative);
7-11 December (tentative)
Committee for Socio-Economic
Analysis:
30 November-4 December (tentative);
7-11 December (tentative)
Member State Committee:
7-11 December (tentative)
Management Board meeting:
16-17 December
Webinars
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