This document describes specific provisions for labelling and packaging of chemical substances and mixtures under Titles III and IV of the Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 (CLP Regulation or CLP). The aim of this document is to assist manufacturers, importers, downstream users and distributors of...

The report describes the results of ECHA's evaluation activities in 2016 and provides recommendations to registrants to foster improvement in the quality of registrations. Registrants are encouraged to consider them and to be proactive in updating and improving their dossiers with any new and/or...

This is the third report on the use of alternatives to testing in animals by ECHA. The first two reports were published in 2011 and 2014. The report is submitted to the European Commission to fulfil ECHA's obligation under Article 117(3) of the REACH Regulation. The analysis of the data...

The REACH regulation (EC) 1907/2006 includes the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals. The aim is to protect human health and the environment from risks from chemicals. REACH supports and complements other EU legislation that also applies to users of chemicals,...

This document is a comprehensive technical and scientific guidance on the application of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures10, hereafter referred to as CLP. CLP amended the Dangerous Substance Directive 67/548/EEC (DSD), the...

In 2022 and 2023, the Union transmitted 9 414 and 9 277 export notifications, respectively. These related to 113 PIC chemicals for exports to 153 non-EU countries in 2022, and 132 PIC chemicals for exports to 150 non-EU countries in 2023. The number of export notifications forwarded in 2022 (9...

The Partnership for Assessment of Risk from Chemicals (PARC) provides a forum for collaboration across Europe between scientists and regulators and aims to pioneer scientific areas addressing most urgent regulatory challenges. In 2023, ECHA published a first map of its key areas of regulatory...

This document describes specific provisions for labelling and packaging of chemical substances and mixtures under Titles III and IV of the Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 (CLP Regulation or CLP). The aim of this document is to assist manufacturers, importers, downstream users and distributors of...

The aim of this document is to assist Designated National Authorities (DNAs), Customs authorities and industry in the effective application of the PIC Regulation. The guidance opens in section 2 with an introduction to The Rotterdam Convention, including its basic principles and mechanisms. That...