Guidance "Search and legal use of non-confidental data on chemicals and registrants published on the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) portal"

This guidance is designed to facilitate the search for relevant and valid information on the hazards of chemicals and the results of risk assessments, which is published by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) on its website.

The workshop intentionally provides a minimum of links to ECHA site pages in order to quickly train professionals to navigate the site, as ECHA often updates it, changes links, their names, but the algorithm itself remains stable.

Ability to speak and read in English or cooperation of specialists with an interpreter is required to use the ECHA website and analyze the data.

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Guidance “Processes of notification to EU poison centers on hazardous mixtures in accordance with Annex VIII of the CLP Regulation. The role and participation of non-EU companies for saving of confidential information.»

In CLP Regulation there is the requirement for the designation in any EU country of certain authoritiesor institutions as Poison centers, whose main task is to develop recommendations for first aid and further treatment of persons exposed to hazardous mixtures and provide them to medical and emergency services.

In turn, legal entities have to provide these authorities with information on the composition and hazards of mixtures they place in EU market, assign a unique identifier and place it on product labels.

The wguidance highlights these processes and provides advice to non-EU suppliers on providing information to EU importers while preserving confidential information.

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Guidance "Intermediates. Practical recommendations for use of intermediates in strictly controlled conditions and for development of a technical dossier in the latest version of IUCLID for registration purposes.

This guidance highlights the requirements for the use of chemical substances which are to be registered according to REACH Regulation and which may be registered under a simplified procedure - the registration of intermediate but adverse exposure of which must be fully minimized and controlled. Read in full

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List of national manufacturers of disinfectants (biocides)

Due to the epidemiological situation in Ukraine regarding the spread of strains of influenza serotype C and subtypes of serotype A (A / H1N1, A / H1N2, A / H3N1, A / H3N2 and A / H2N3) and the threat of an epidemiological situation related to with the spread of coronavirus strain SARS-CoV-2 (2019-nCoV), we publish a possibly inexhaustible list of national manufacturers of disinfectants (biocides). Read in full

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Guidance "Changes in EU legislation on the fertilizers placing on market. Review of the requirements of the new EU regulation on fertilizers (fertilizing products)."

This guidance is designed for national fertilizer manufacturers and trader companies to clarify the provisions and provide recommendations in preparation for the transition to new rules for placing of fertilizer products to the EU market when exporting fertilizers.

The new rules are introduced by Regulation (EU) 2019/1009, which establishes rules for the placing on the EU market of fertilizing products, for CE labeling and ammends Regulations (EU) № 1069/2009 and (EU) № 1107/2009. The new Regulation repealed Regulation № 2003/2003 of 13 October 2003 on fertilizers.

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Review of the requirements of Directive 2014/28 /EU of 26 February 2014 on the harmonization of the provisions on the placing on the market and control of explosives for civil use, and comparison with the provisions of Directive 93/15/EEC

The new Directive 2014/28/EU of 26 February 2014 “On the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to the placing on the market and supervision of explosives for civil use” is largely based on Directive 93/15/EEC and Directive 2004 /57/EU of 23 April 2004, which it repealed. Directive 2014/28/EU entered into force on 20 April 2016.

Guidance reflects all the innovations, clarifies the conformity assessment procedure, the necessary safety requirements, as well as the processes associated with explosives that pose a risk. The guidance allows to achieve effective compliance for placing of such products on the EU market.

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