October 2024: Essential EU & Americas Chemical Regulation Changes
This is a collection of regulatory updates in Europe and North America, including EU REACH, UK REACH, and US TSCA.
European Union
On October 14, 2024, the European Council adopted the revision of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP Regulation), marking the final step in the decision-making process. This targeted revision of CLP Regulation constitutes a crucial part of the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability, a key building block of the European Green Deal to ensure a toxic-free environment. (Read more)
More regulation highlights in EU:
- ECHA’s Integrated Regulatory Strategy Achieves Its Goal – High Production Volume Chemicals Screened
- Recommendation on the Risk Management of Dangerous Chemical Substances by the European Commission
- EU Commission: 2nd Workshop on Roadmap towards Phasing out Animal Testing for Chemical Safety Assessments
- EU Consults on the Amendment to the European List of Waste to Address Battery Wastes
North America
On October 8, 2024, The USA’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule to add 16 individually listed per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and 15 PFAS categories representing over 100 individual PFAS to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) list of toxic chemicals subject to reporting under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA). EPA is inviting public comment on the proposed rule until December 9, 2024. (Read more)
More regulation highlights in North America:
- EPA Issues Test Order for PFAS Used in Manufacturing Under National Testing Strategy
- EPA Strengthens Standards to Protect Children from Exposure to Lead Paint Dust
- Canada Proposed Watch List Approach under CEPA
- Canada Published Proposed Plan of Priorities in the Environmental Registry unde CEPA
- Canada Drafts Implementation Framework for the Right to a Healthy Environment under CEPA
Source: ChemLinked
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