ChemRegs Newsletter – June 2025 EC considering ‘undoing’ latest EU CLP labelling requirements The European Commission’s (EC) Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW) held a ‘Reality Check Workshop’ on 16 May 2025 on the potential simplification of chemicals legislation. The context was the EC’s broader simplification strategy, in line with the EC’s stated objective being “to … Read More

ChemRegs Newsletter – May 2025 New EU C&L Inventory now in ECHA CHEM The redesigned EU Classification and Labelling (C&L) Inventory is now available in ECHA’s new chemicals database, ECHA CHEM. The C&L Inventory comprises information on over 4 400 EU-level harmonised classifications, and seven million classifications submitted by companies via EU CLP notifications and EU REACH registrations. In total, … Read More

ChemRegs Newsletter – April 2025 EU REACH Revision On 3 April 2025, the European Commission presented its proposed changes to the EU REACH regulations during the CARACAL-54 meeting. The proposals discussed at the meeting will have an impact for chemical management especially the dissemination of hazard information within the chemical industry. The European Commission is the primary executive arm of … Read More