On January 31st 2019 the European Directive 2019/130 has been published. This directive updates Annex III Directive 2004/37/CE, containing the occupational exposure limit values by adding new entries. The five substances added to Directive 2019/130 are the following:
Topics: Europe
Restrictions are a tool for protecting human health and the environment from unacceptable risks that come with some hazardous chemical substances. Restrictions, described in Annex XVII of Regulation EC n° 1907/2006 (REACH), can limit or forbid the production, use or placing on the market of a specific substance. Restrictions to which a substance or mixture is subject must be specified in the 15th section of the SDS.
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Following the update of the SVHC substances in the Candidate List and the publication of European Directive 2019/130 on european occupational exposure limits, Selerant has updated its solutions by releasing a dedicated EU DataPackage for Hazex Professional. Download your installation package to update your systems!
ECHA, on request of the European Commission or a Member State, may propose a substance to be identified as of very high concern (SVHC). If the substance is identified as such, it will be added to the Candidate List for its eventual inclusion in the authorisation list (REACH Annex XIV). The inclusion of a substance in the Candidate List creates law obligations for the companies producing, importing or using these substances as such, in preparations or in articles.
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During the registration process, registrants prepare a chemical safety assessment (CSA), with an evaluation of exposure for hazardous substances registered in an amount higher than 10 tons per year.
UNECE - The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe - published the official ADR 2019 text, regulating road transport of hazardous goods. ADR 2019 came into force on January 1st 2019, and there is a transitional period ending on June 30th 2019.
Topics: Global
On the 4th of May 2017, Regulation (EU) n. 2017/776 has been published on the Official Journal of the European Union. This regulation, also known as the 10th ATP, updates Regulation 1272/2008 (CLP).
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A new public consultation concerning the harmonized classification of boric acid and various borates listed in Annex VI to CLP Regulation has been opened. Currently, these substances already have an existing harmonized classification with specific concentration limits (SCLs) for the hazard of reproductive toxicity (Repr. 1B, H360FD).
Topics: Europe
The current regulation requires safety data sheets and labels to be prepared in the official language of the country to which the chemical product is going to be sent. In order to comply with this requirement, the language package can be activated in the Hazex suite. Once this package is active, SDS and labels can be printed in many different languages thanks to the translated statements that become available within the Selerant database.
