This is a collection of regulatory updates in Europe and North America, including EU REACH, UK REACH, and US TSCA.

European Union, United Kingdom & Turkey

On May 8, 2023, European Commission announced in the official journal to amend Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH Regulation), seeking to restrict the placing on the market or use of lead and its compounds in polymers or copolymers of vinyl chloride (PVC). The Amendment is set to enter into force on May 28, 2023. (Read more)

More regulation highlights in the EU, UK, and Turkey:

• Robust Study Summaries Effectively Support Hazard Assessment
• Insight | Authority Explains Details of EU-wide PFAS Restriction
• EU REACH: IUCLID Updated with New REACH Information Requirements
• ECHA Sees Broad Use of Alternatives for Chemical Safety Assessment
• UK Government to Revoke Annex VIII of EU CLP, Eliminating Poison Centre Notification
• Guidance Updated for UK Companies Submitting EPR Packaging Data
• Turkey REACH Registration Deadline Nears – Act Now to Ensure Compliance

North America

On May 20, 2023, Canada’s Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) published a Draft State of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Report and a Risk Management Scope for PFAS in the Canada Gazette. The Report assesses the potential impacts of PFAS substances on human health and the environment. The Risk Management Scope for PFAS outlines the proposed risk management options under consideration and gathers information to identify and prioritize options for minimizing exposure to PFAS. (Read more)

More regulation highlights in North America:

• Minnesota Passes Most Comprehensive PFAS Ban in the U.S.
• Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Reforms to New Chemical Review Process
• EPA Plans to Extend Compliance Date for Regulation of DecaBDE
• Canada Permits Manufacture or Import of 1-Ethoxy-2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethane
• Canada Amends Non-domestic Substances List
• Canada Publishes Screening Assessment Result of 4 Polymers

[Read more regulatory updates in Europe and North America at ChemLinked]

Reference Links

• April 2023: Chemical Regulatory Updates in APAC Region
• April 2023: Chemical Regulatory Updates in Europe and the Americas

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