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• November 2019 - Issue 4
  • Improve your skills on assessing alternatives
• May 2019 - Issue 2
  • Controlling exposure to harmful chemicals at work
  • Which pieces of EU legislation apply to your substances?
• November 2018 - Issue 4
  • Don’t waste the chance – make recycled products safer
  • Here’s what you need to know before Brexit
  • Persistent organic pollutants – a new family of substances for ECHA
• May 2018 - Issue 2
  • Plastics, chemicals and regulation
• September 2017 - Issue 3
  • Too many companies are not updating their REACH and CLP data
• May 2017 - Issue 2
  • Artificial pitches – safe, not perfect
• February 2017 - Issue 1
  • 2018 – the end of the beginning on chemicals
• November 2016 - Issue 4
  • Nanomaterials – angels or demons?
  • What do you want to know about chemicals?
• September 2016 - Issue 3
  • Phasing out dangerous substances – how can we speed up?
  • REACH and CLP: what’s working, what’s not?
• May 2016 - Issue 2
  • REACH restrictions underway for lead and tattoo inks – where are we?
• September 2015 - Issue 4
  • Downstream users: notify ECHA if you use an authorised substance
  • Nanomaterials - new data available
  • ECHA Helpdesk's top tips: How to change your company name or legal personality?
• April 2015 - Issue 2
  • Get ready for IUCLID 6
• February 2015 - Issue 1
  • Finding information on chemicals – things just got easier
  • ECHA's regulatory science strategy published
  • ECHA – an open or closed case?
• December 2014 - Issue 6
  • Challenges posed by ECHA's new liaison person in the European Parliament
  • Croatia – a fast learning curve
  • Improving ECHA's news products
• October 2014 - Issue 5
  • Alternative methods to avoid testing on animals – an important new review
  • ECHA Management Board elects Chair and Deputy Chair
• August 2014 - Issue 4
  • Life in the Board of Appeal – a personal view
  • New partners service for authorisation applicants
• June 2014 - Issue 3
  • Progress in using alternative testing methods
  • Evaluation underway for testing proposals from the 2013 registration deadline
  • Continuous development of the QSAR Toolbox
  • Enforcement - planning ahead
  • Findings from the third enforcement project
• April 2014 - Issue 2
  • Chemicals in our life - check ECHA's website
• February 2014 - Issue 1
  • 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
• December 2013 - Issue 6
  • First substance evaluation decisions to be finalised
  • Lost in translation? Go to ECHA-term
  • ECHA Science: Evaluation of grouping and read-across
  • Wanted: practical examples from industry
• October 2013 - Issue 5
  • What happens after a decision has been made on a dossier?
  • Helping SMEs
  • Improving quality of nanomaterial registrations
  • Checking compliance - lessons learnt and recommendations
  • Working for scientifically sound opinions
  • New Head of Unit for ICT Infrastructure and IT Security
• August 2013 - Issue 4
  • Working towards the REACH dossier evaluation goal
  • Setting the scene for applications for authorisation
  • Board of Appeal members' term in office prolonged
• June 2013 - Issue 3
  • Promoting substitution under REACH, CLP and the Biocidal Products Regulation
  • Monitoring the effectiveness of enforcement
• April 2013 - Issue 2
  • 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
• February 2013 - Issue 1
  • A wake up call for companies on dossier compliance
  • The new and improved QSAR Toolbox
  • REACH registrant names and registration numbers online
  • Follow ECHA on Twitter
  • Your feedback helps us improve
• December 2012 - Issue 6
  • 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
• October 2012 - Issue 5
  • 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
• August 2012 - Issue 4
  • 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
• June 2012 - Issue 3
  • "To achieve the common REACH goals, cooperation with EU Member States is crucial"
  • To apply or not to apply - that is the question for business
  • Targeting evaluation where safety matters most
  • Users help to test the new version of Chesar
• April 2012 - Issue 2
  • 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
• February 2012 - Issue 1
  • 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
• December 2011 - Issue 6
  • 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
• October 2011 - Issue 5
  • 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
• August 2011 - Issue 4
  • 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
• June 2011 - Issue 3
  • ECHA reports to the Commission on the operation of the RE ACH and CLP Regulations and on non-animal testing
  • QSAR Toolbox - increasing confidence in computational assessment
  • ECHA Unit for Guidance and Forum Secretariat: Supporting the Forum activities
• April 2011 - Issue 2
  • 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
• February 2011 - Issue 1
  • 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
• December 2010 - Issue 6
  • ECHA starts estimating abatement costs for chemicals
  • Mr Dancet at EP Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Safety: "Exciting and momentous time"
  • National authorities inspect REACH infringements
  • eChemPortal - a powerful tool
  • Evaluation of registration dossiers
• October 2010 - Issue 5
  • First four restriction reports under consultation
  • Restrictions under REACH
  • Make sure the argumentation is well documented
  • The Forum: Formulators of mixtures in focus in 2011
  • Nominations
• August 2010 - Issue 4
  • New Directors and Heads of Unit
• June 2010 - Issue 3
  • "A lot on our plates"
  • ECHA-Canada Memorandum of Understanding signed
• April 2010 - Issue 2
  • Visit by European Commission and European Parliament
  • The Directors' Contact Group
  • Review of Guidance on requirements for substances in articles
  • Does my company have duties under REACH?
  • Competent network with a variety of services
• February 2010 - Issue 1
  • 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
• December 2009 - Issue 6
  • Geert Dancet at the European Parliament´s Environment Committee
  • ECHA at your service – in your native language!
  • 15 new substances for the Candidate List and a testing proposal
  • REACH-EN-FORCE 1 found good compliance
• October 2009 - Issue 5
  • ECHA introduces: the ECHA Helpdesk
  • Workshop on evaluation
  • Evaluation promotes safe use of chemicals
  • ECHA and AmCham Finland in a joint chemicals seminar
  • A visit from the Governor of the Bank of Finland, Mr Erkki Liikanen
  • ECHA's Third Stakeholders' Day
  • New appointments
• August 2009 - Issue 4
  • Testing proposals for animal tests under REACH
  • Making information available to the public
  • A visit from MEP Satu Hassi
  • Message from the outgoing Chair Sharon Munn
  • The Director of ECDC visited ECHA
  • Head of Unit appointed for Scientific IT Tools
• June 2009 - Issue 3
  • Restrictions possible under REACH since 1 June 2009
  • ECHA and EFSA enhance their cooperation
  • Excellent job within tight deadlines
  • Commissioner Dimas congratulated ECHA on a job well done
  • ECHA launches the SIEF campaign
  • ECHA's anniversary
• April 2009 - Issue 2
  • 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
• February 2009 - Issue 1
  • Obligations for companies regarding Substances of Very High Concern
  • Management Board adopts work plan for ECHA's international activities
  • Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement
  • Smooth landing in Helsinki
• December 2008 - Issue 3
  • ECHA Rapid Response Service for last minute questions on pre-registration a great success
  • The Forum of the European Chemicals Agency - Role, responsibilities and activities
  • RAC prepares for restriction procedures
  • New Senior Organisational Advisor and five new Heads of Unit
• October 2008 - Issue 2
  • Substances of very high concern
  • Risk Communication Network established
  • ECHA Management Board elects New Chair
  • Executive Director's Scientific Advisor and two new Unit Heads appointed
• August 2008 - Issue 1
  • ECHA inauguration day
  • Pre-registration
  • Submissions via the temporary submission procedures
  • ECHA Committees open the doors for stakeholders
  • Four ECHA Directors selected