ChemRegs Newsletter – January 2024 ECHA launches a new public chemicals database The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has today (30 January 2024) launched a new public chemicals database with information from all REACH registrations received by the Agency. ‘ECHA CHEM’ is described as a new solution for publishing information on chemicals. Initially, it will include data that companies have submitted … Read More

ChemRegs Newsletter – December 2023 Merchant Shipping (Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Harmful Substances) Regulations 2024 The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has opened a consultation to seek views on a new Statutory Instrument (SI) titled the Merchant Shipping (Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Harmful Substances) Regulations 2024 (“the 2024 Regulations”) and accompanying Marine Guidance Notes (MGNs). The 2024 … Read More

ChemRegs Newsletter – November 2023 UK REACH proposals Defra has outlined their proposals for an alternative transitional registration model (ATRm) for UK REACH, which is looking at allowing those UK companies who held EU REACH registrations before 1 January 2021 avoid having to pay again for the same data for the corresponding registrations under UK REACH. Following the UK’s departure … Read More