ChemRegs Newsletter – May 2022 Consultation on Exposure Limits for PAH The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) has launched a consultation on a scientific report for the evaluation of occupational exposure limit values (OELV) of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in the workplace. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) constitute a large class of compounds. They are formed by incomplete combustion of organic material, … Read More

ChemRegs Newsletter – April 2022 Offensive Weapons Act 2019 The Offensive Weapons Act Commencement Regulations have now been signed, which means the remaining provisions of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 came into force on 6 April 2022. The Act includes new legislative measures to control the sale of knives and corrosive products, and it introduces new offences relating to their … Read More

ChemRegs Newsletter – March 2022 Sustainable finance taxonomy – Regulation (EU) 2020/852 The EU sustainable finance Taxonomy Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2020/852) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 22 June 2020 and came into force on 12 July 2020. It will fully come into force over a number of years. As its title suggests, it is … Read More