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22 harmful chemicals added to PIC - exporters must notify from July 
Source: ECH A, April 22/2022 
EU exporters are now required to notify their intention to export 22 chemicals following an amendment to the PIC Regulation. The amendment also bans the export of four chemicals. The update was published on 20 April 2022 and will start to apply on 1 July 2022.
The 22 additional chemicals include 15 pesticides and seven industrial chemicals, including all substances containing benzene as a constituent in concentrations above 0.1 % weight by weight.
As well as the export notification, most of these chemicals will also require an explicit consent from the importing country before exports can take place.
Know more about hazardous chemicals in products – SCIP data published
Source: ECHA, September 14/2021
Echa announced the access to data from the EU’s first public database of substances of very high concern in products (Scip). 
The database aims to help waste operators further develop the re-use of articles and the recycling of materials, as well as allow consumers to make more informed purchasing choices.

   - SCIP is the database for information on Substances of Concern In articles as such or in complex objects (Products) established
      under the Waste Framework Directive (WFD).
  -  Companies supplying articles containing substances of very high concern (SVHCs) on the Candidate List in a concentration above
     0.1% weight by weight (w/w) on the EU market have to submit information on these articles to ECHA, as from 5 January 2021.

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REACH : ECHA’s committees conclude on five restrictions
Source: ECHA - 16 March 2020 
The Committee for Socio-economic Analysis (SEAC) adopted its opinion on the restriction proposal for siloxanes (D4, D5, D6) in personal care products while the Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) adopted its opinion, among others, on skin sensitising substances used in textile and leather products.
                                                                                                      For more information: https://www.echa.europa.eu

Four new substances added to Candidate List
Source: ECHA, January 16/2020
The Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHCs) for authorisation now contains 205 substances.
ECHA has added three new substances to the Candidate List due to their toxicity to reproduction and a fourth due to a combination of other properties of concern. This latter causes probable serious effects to human health and the environment, giving rise to an equivalent level of concern to carcinogenic, mutagenic and reprotoxic (CMR), persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) and very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB) substances.

New substances included in the Candidate List for authorisation are:
  • Diisohexyl phthalate:                                                                Not registered under REACH
  • 2-benzyl-2-dimethylamino-4'-morpholinobutyrophenon:          The substance is used in polymer production
  • 2-methyl-1-(4-methylthiophenyl)-2-morpholinopropan-1-one: The substance is used in polymer production
  • Perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS) and its salts:                Used as a catalyst/ additive/reactant in polymer manufacture and                                                                                                         in chemical synthesis. It is used as as a flame retardant too.
 
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Conclusions on four active substances and two applications for Union authorisation
Source: ECHA, December 12/2019
The Biocidal Products Committee concluded on the applications of the following active substance product-type combinations:
  • Icaridin for product-type 19 (repellents and attractants);
  • Cyanamide for product-types 3 (veterinary hygiene) and 18 (insecticides, acaricides and products to control other arthropods);
  • Formaldehyde for product-types 2 (disinfectants and algaecides not intended for direct application to humans or animals) and 3 (veterinary hygiene);
  • Carbendazim for product-types 7 (film preservatives) and 10 (construction material preservatives).
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How will the UK withdrawal affect you?
Source: ECHA, October 29/2019
The European Council adopted a decision to extend the date of UK’s withdrawal from the EU until 31 January 2020, at the latest. The UK can leave earlier, on 1 December 2019 or 1 January 2020, if the deal is ratified by both parties. 
If your company is established in the EU-27/EEA, you will be affected whenever your supply chains as a customer or supplier extend to the UK.
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CHINA: Interpretation to the Inspection of Hazardous Goods and their Packages
21 August 2019 (original article from CIRS)
Importers of hazardous chemicals/ hazardous goods need to clear the customs when they import. But how will the Customs inspect the imported hazardous products? What problems will importers face when they clear the customs? The following is the detailed information. 
Summary 
1. In terms of hazardous chemicals import enterprises: 
  • Hazardous chemicals in bulk shall be inspected at the port of entry; 
  • Packaged hazardous chemicals shall complete package inspection at the port of entry; and complete cargo inspection at the Customs of destination; 
2. In terms of enterprises importing/ exporting of hazardous chemicals (enterprises that import/export hazardous chemicals other than hazardous goods): 
  • Packages and contents inspection at the production area 
3. In terms of enterprises exporting hazardous goods: 
  • Hazardous Packing Certificate shall be provided; 
4. In terms of enterprises exporting products that are both hazardous chemicals and hazardous goods: 
  • Inspection of packages and contents at the production area; 
  • Confirmation of whether the cargo is consistent with the certificate and whether the packages are compliant; 
  • Provision of dangerous packing certificate; 
If you have any needs or questions, please contact CIRS at service@cirs-reach.com

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